やろ

This is the 2908th most frequent Japanese word.

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やろ

"やろ" is a casual Kansai dialect expression meaning "probably," "I guess," or "isn't it?" depending on context.


The word 'だろう' in this sentence is a form of 'やろ', used to express a probability or expectation.

明日は雨が降るだろう。

It will probably rain tomorrow.


Here, 'やろう' derived from 'やろ' indicates an inferred expectation.

彼が遅刻するやろうと思っていた。

I thought he would likely be late.


In this sentence, 'やろ?' is used as a casual confirmation question, asking if the stated assumption is true.

そんなことをするやろ?

He would do such things, right?