やったね
yatta ne
In Japanese, "you did it" is expressed as やったね (yatta ne).
やったね is an exclamation used to congratulate someone for achieving a goal or succeeding at something.
Which one should you use?
While やったね is used to congratulate someone else, the shorter やった is often used by a person to celebrate their own success, such as saying "I did it!" or "Yay!"
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
やったね is an informal expression used with friends, family or peers. For formal situations, you might instead use おめでとうございます to say "Congratulations" or お疲れ様でした to say "Thank you for your hard work" when someone has put in effort. In other informal settings, you can also use よくやったね to say "You did well" or すごい！ to mean "Amazing!" or "Great job!"
How do you pronounce it?
yatta ne
Did you know?
- The verb root やる used in やったね is a more casual version of する meaning 'to do' and can also mean 'to give' when speaking to animals or plants.
- While やったね is a joyful exclamation, the same root verb can be used in a very aggressive way to mean 'to strike' or 'to hit' someone.
- If a person says やった with a low, flat tone and a certain facial expression, it can actually function sarcastically to mean 'Oh no' or 'I messed up'.
Examples in context
- やったね！You did it!This sentence demonstrates the use of やったね as an exclamation of success.Tatoeba #3491566 by arnab, translation #1112536 by Scott
- おめでとうございます、試験に合格しました！Congratulations, you passed the exam!
- よくやったね、プレゼンテーションが素晴らしかった！You did well, the presentation was excellent!
- 試験に合格したんだね、やったね！Shiken ni goukaku shitan da ne, yatta ne!You passed the exam, you did it!
- ついに完成させたね、やったね！Tsuini kansei saseta ne, yatta ne!You finally finished it, you did it!
Example conversation
Yota congratulates Yui on completing a difficult race.
- 陽太 Yota完走できたんだね、やったね！Kansou dekita nda ne, yatta ne!You finished the race, you did it!
- 結衣 Yuiありがとう、すごく大変だったよ。Arigatou, sugoku taihen datta yo.Thank you, it was really hard.
- 陽太 Yota結衣の努力が実ったね。Yui no doryoku ga minotta ne.Your hard work paid off, Yui.
- 結衣 Yui陽太にそう言ってもらえて嬉しい。Youta ni sou itte moraete ureshii.I'm happy to hear you say that, Yota.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
