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Subject: Re: ～てるやつ
From: Lawrence
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:46:27 GMT
References: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
> やつ can also be used for inanimate objects. Example sentence from Shogakukan:
>
> この上着（うわぎ）は小さすぎるからもっと大きいやつを見せてくれ
> This jacket is too small for me. Show me a larger one.
>
> Be careful, that sentence is pretty casual, so don't say it to people other than your friends.
Just did a lil' research.
Goo entry on やつ
〔「やつこ（奴）」の略という〕
（名）
(1)人や動物を軽蔑していう語。
「逃げたやつをつかまえろ」
This one is the one that I was referring to in the first post. Notice the contemptablity in the example sentence.
(2)物をさしていう俗な言い方。
「大きい―で一杯くれ」
This is what Carl just mentioned.
(3)形式名詞「こと」に相当する俗な言い方。
「聞かれたくないという―だ」
It is also used as a replacement for こと.
（代）
三人称。他人を卑しめたり同輩以下の者を親しみをもって言ったりするのに用いる。あいつ。
「―にはどうせわかるまい」
All you ever needed to know about やつ. Notice the contempt present in each situation. In 1 it's used to show contempt for the subject. In 2 and 3 it can show contempt for the listener (it's vulgar way of speaking) and as a pronoun (and all of them actually) it should be used only to familiars and people of lower status.
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