(For context, it's said by one character attacking another) The phrase is
「やってやんよ」I've read somewhere that やます can mean 'to do/go' (google says the
translation is 'I'll do it' But could it be one of those untranslatable
things?
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translation て-form
Is this phrase untranslatable?
やってやんよ is a contracted form of **やってやるよ**.

  * **やって** : the te-form of やる meaning "to do"
  * **やる** (やん): やる meaning "to give", but as a subsidiary verb, it means "to do something to show one's ability" or "to do something for someone's sake"
    * [What does てやる mean when it is not used for giving?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/14413/5010)
    * [What does the word 「やったる」 mean?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/36744/5010)
  * **よ** : a sentence-end particle

So the nuance of やってやんよ is either (or both) of "I'll do this _to prove my
power_ " or "I'll do this _for you if you want me to_ ". Something like this
is typically said after the speaker has been provoked by someone, but it
depends on the previous context. It's not the kind of phrase that can always
be translated correctly without context (whish is probably why Google ignored
the てやる part). But it's always possible to translate it to a similar English
sentence if you understand the implication.

By the way, やます means nothing to me.
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