expression, godan verb (-ru)
send someone on an errand
Used when dispatching a person to do a task or deliver something. Often implies a subordinate or child being sent.
母は私を買い物に使いにやった。
My mother sent me on a shopping errand.
彼は部下を使いにやった。
He sent his subordinate on an errand.
Standard spelling using やる in kana.
Kanji spelling for やる; less common but still seen.
Similar meaning but uses 行かせる (to make go), emphasizing the act of making someone go rather than the errand itself.
Compound of 使い (errand) + に (particle) + やる (to send). The verb やる here means to dispatch someone.