Grammar Info

N1 Lesson 5: 12/17

ってば

I said...!, I told you...!, !

Originates in contraction of と言えば・と言ったら。

Structure

Verb + ってば(1)。
［い］Adjective + ってば(1)。
［な］Adjective + （だ）+ ってば(1)。
Noun + （だ）+ ってば(1)。

(1) ったら

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About ってば・ったら

ってば and ったら are often used in casual Japanese to insist the speaker's own viewpoint or opinion about something. The structures are frequently translated as 'I said (A)!', or 'I told you (A)!'. ってば and ったら are contractions of といえば 'if it were said', and といったら 'if it were said' respectively. In these cases, the literal meaning is very similar to the English 'didn't I say (A)!?' when used sarcastically or aggressively.
Either ってば or ったら may follow just about any word, but will require a だ to precede them when coming after nouns or な-Adjectives.
  • 分(わ)かったってば！何回(なんかい)も言(い)われると本当(ほんとう)むかつくからちょっと黙(だま)ってて。
    I said I got it! You telling me the same thing (repeatedly) is getting on my nerves so can you please be quiet for a little bit?
  • 痛(いた)いったら！なんでずっと痛(いた)いって言(い)ってるのに何回(なんかい)も何回(なんかい)もフォークでつついてくるの？
    I said that hurts! Why do you keep poking me with a fork even when I say that it hurts?
  • 嫌(きら)いだってば！あんな奴(やつ)なんて大嫌(だいきら)いだ！
    I said I don't like them! I don't like such people!
  • だから、俺(おれ)は大人(おとな)だったら！背(せ)が低(ひく)いからってひどいぞ本当(ほんとう)に。
    For the last time, I said that I am an adult. It is kind of mean to say such things just because I am short.
Caution
ってば and ったら may also directly follow nouns without だ. In these cases, the noun is generally a person (perhaps the speaker themselves), and the translation will be 'oh that (A)', 'that darn (A)'. (A) will primarily be people that the speaker is quite familiar with, and they are expressing some kind of real or playful frustration.
  • 金太郎(きんたろう)ってば、またエアコンつけっぱなしで家(いえ)出(で)てったよ。
    That darn Kintaro, he went out with his AC still running.
  • あなたったら本当(ほんとう)におっちょこちょいね。
    Oh you, you are such a clutz aren't you.

Examples

  • 犬(いぬ)が飼(か)い主(ぬし)を舐(な)めている、飼(か)い主(ぬし)：「アカマル、やめろ！」
    舐(な)めまわされること1分(ぷん)後(ご)、飼(か)い主(ぬし)：「やめろってば！」

    A dog licking their owner, pet owner: 'Akamaru, stop!'
    One minute of licking later, pet owner: 'I said stop!'

  • 親(おや)：「宿題(しゅくだい)やりなさいよ！」
    イライラした子供(こども)：「今(いま)からやるったら！」

    Parent: 'Do your homework!'
    Irritated child: 'I said I'm gonna do it!'

  • 親(おや)：「夕飯(ゆうはん)前(まえ)には家中(うちじゅう)に掃除機(そうじき)掛(か)けといてね。」
    子供(こども)：「わかった。」
    ３分(ぷん)後(ご)、親(おや)：「忘(わす)れないでね。」
    子供(こども)：「わかったってば！」

    Parent: 'Vacuum the house before dinner, OK?'
    Child: 'Got it.'
    3 minutes later, parent: 'Don't forget, OK??'
    Child: 'I said I got it!'

  • 配偶者(はいぐうしゃ)１がケーキを食(た)べようとしている配偶者(はいぐうしゃ)２に「ケーキを夕食(ゆうしょく)の前(まえ)に食(た)べちゃダメったら！」

    Spouse to spouse that is about to eat cake: 'I told you not to eat cake before dinner!'

  • 友達(ともだち)１：「俺(おれ)と一緒(いっしょ)バンジージャンプ、やってみない？」
    友達(ともだち)２：「興味(きょうみ)ないんだ。」
    友達(ともだち)１：「本当(ほんとう)に？」
    友達(ともだち)２：「やだってば、もう！」

    Friend1: 'Won't you go bungee jumping together with me?'
    Friend2: 'Not interested.'
    Friend1: 'Are you sure?'
    Friend2: 'I said no, Jeez!'

    In this case もう is used as an exclamation of frustration or irritation similar to the English 'jeez' or 'good grief'.

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