musicisgood Sempai Donor Ten-year veteran Joined 4 Sep 2015 Messages 2,306 Reaction score 1,906 21 Oct 2021 #1 犬にえさをやった l know inu, but l don't understand えさをやった thanks
thomas Unswerving cyclist Admin Joined 14 Mar 2002 Messages 21,050 Reaction score 18,904 21 Oct 2021 #2 やった is past tense of やる (here: to give). えさをやる lit. "to give food", "to feed (an animal)". That's what I'm doing right now. I have two hungry dogs waiting.
やった is past tense of やる (here: to give). えさをやる lit. "to give food", "to feed (an animal)". That's what I'm doing right now. I have two hungry dogs waiting.
musicisgood Sempai Donor Ten-year veteran Joined 4 Sep 2015 Messages 2,306 Reaction score 1,906 10 Nov 2021 Thread starter #3 thomas said: やった is past tense of やる (here: to give). えさをやる lit. "to give food", "to feed (an animal)". That's what I'm doing right now. I have two hungry dogs waiting. Click to expand... Thanks Thomas
thomas said: やった is past tense of やる (here: to give). えさをやる lit. "to give food", "to feed (an animal)". That's what I'm doing right now. I have two hungry dogs waiting. Click to expand... Thanks Thomas
mdchachi Moderator Moderator Twenty-year veteran Joined 6 Mar 2003 Messages 9,317 Reaction score 9,444 10 Nov 2021 #4 thomas said: やった is past tense of やる (here: to give). えさをやる lit. "to give food", "to feed (an animal)". That's what I'm doing right now. I have two hungry dogs waiting. Click to expand... Do you use that verb in that context? It seems our pets always seem to be on a more equal footing with us and we never use やる
thomas said: やった is past tense of やる (here: to give). えさをやる lit. "to give food", "to feed (an animal)". That's what I'm doing right now. I have two hungry dogs waiting. Click to expand... Do you use that verb in that context? It seems our pets always seem to be on a more equal footing with us and we never use やる
thomas Unswerving cyclist Admin Joined 14 Mar 2002 Messages 21,050 Reaction score 18,904 11 Nov 2021 #5 mdchachi said: Do you use that verb in that context? It seems our pets always seem to be on a more equal footing with us and we never use やる Click to expand... I use German on our dogs, but my wife does indeed say "御飯をあげる" which seems to be more common with pets.
mdchachi said: Do you use that verb in that context? It seems our pets always seem to be on a more equal footing with us and we never use やる Click to expand... I use German on our dogs, but my wife does indeed say "御飯をあげる" which seems to be more common with pets.