Vocab Info

N3 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

ばったりwith a clash, with a thud, with a bang, with a flop, plump, unexpectedly (meeting someone), suddenly (ending), abruptly (coming to a halt)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      with a clash, with a thud, with a bang, with a flop, plump

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

      unexpectedly (meeting someone)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      3.

      suddenly (ending), abruptly (coming to a halt)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ばったりバッタリばたりバタリばったんバッタン

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      小学生(しょうがくせい)(ころ)先生(せんせい)(まち)(なか)ばったり()う。

      To run into your elementary school teacher in town.

      • N3

      (かれ)(じゅっ)キロ(はし)った(あと)地面(じめん)ばったり(たお)れました。

      He fell flat on the ground with a thud after running ten kilometers.

      • N3

      街角(まちかど)(おも)いがけない(ひと)ばったり()って(うれ)しい気持(きも)ちになった。

      I was happy to bump into someone unexpected on a street corner.

      • N3

      (なん)(ねん)仲良(なかよ)くしていた友達(ともだち)との連絡(れんらく)ばったり途切(とぎ)れてしまいました。

      I abruptly lost contact with a friend I had been friends with for years.

      • N3

      会社(かいしゃ)()()げがばったり()まっただけでなく知名度(ちめいど)まで低下(ていか)してしまった。

      Not only did the company's sales come to a halt with a flop, but its name recognition also declined.

      • N2
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