やった

also: やったー · やったあ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

interjection

hooray; yay; yes!

An exclamation of joy, triumph, or relief when something goes well or as hoped. Casual and common in everyday speech.

試し験けんに合ごう格かくした！やった！
I passed the exam! Hooray!
やった、明日あしたは休やすみだ！
Yay, tomorrow's a day off!

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Related words

万ばん歳ざいN2
万歳 is a more formal or collective cheer often shouted with raised arms, while やった is a personal, spontaneous exclamation of joy.
よし
よし is a self-encouraging 'alright!' said before or during an action, while やった is a reaction to a good outcome that already happened.
イェイ
やった is the common native Japanese exclamation of joy, while イェイ is a casual loanword borrowed from English 'yay' used the same way.
わあN5
やった is used specifically to cheer a success or good news, whereas わあ (in its joyful sense) is a more general exclamation of excitement.

Opposites

しまったN3
しまった expresses dismay at a mistake or bad outcome, the opposite reaction to the joy expressed by やった.

Written forms

やったUsage2%
Standard hiragana spelling; the most common written form.
ヤッターUsage61%
search-only kana form
Katakana spelling with long vowel mark, conveying excitement or emphasis.
やったあUsage28%
search-only kana form
Variant with an extra あ, representing a drawn-out pronunciation.
ヤッタUsage9%
search-only kana form
Katakana spelling, sometimes used for stylistic effect.

Etymology

Derived from the past tense of the verb やる (to do), literally meaning 'did it'. The interjection use developed from the sense of having accomplished something.