I asked a friend how they were doing and they replied "元気でやってるよ". What is the
meaning of でやってる? Is this some variation on である (to be) or is it a form of やる
(to do)? If it is the latter, why does it use 元気"で" and not 元気"に"?
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grammar expressions
Meaning of で+やる
で can be used to describe how an action is performed. E.g. 「笑顔で手を振る」(Waving
with a smiling face). やる is just "to do", as in "doing well". The action here
is "doing" (やる) and it is modified with "~well" (元気).

Both に and で are case-marking particles (格助詞). 元気 can be a noun or an
adjective: <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%83%E6%B0%97>.

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