ああやって
ああやって
adverb
like that; that way (over there)
informal
1.
like that; in that way
Refers to a way of doing things that both speaker and listener can observe or already know about, but that neither is doing at the moment. Often used when commenting on a third party.
ああやって並ぶんだ。
So that's how you line up.
Composed of ああ (that way, at a distance) + やって (te-form of やる). Completes the demonstrative series こうやって / そうやって / ああやって.
Usage
そうやって points at what the listener just said or did; ああやって points at something outside the conversation that both parties can picture — a person across the room, a habit of someone absent.
Common collocations
- ああやって毎日: like that, every day
- ああやって言われると: when you're spoken to like that
- ああやってばかりいる: to be always carrying on like that