Vocab Info

A4 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Noun

バタバタflapping, rattling (sound), noisily, clattering noise, commotion, kerfuffle

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      1.

      flapping, rattling, fluttering

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

      2.

      (running) with a clatter, noisily, thrashing (around), floundering, flailing

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

      3.

      (falling) one after another, in quick succession

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      4.

      busily, hurriedly, in a fluster, in a rush, rushing around, bustling about, scurrying

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

      5.

      quickly, briskly, with dispatch

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    6. Noun

      6.

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    バタバタばたばた

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      強風(きょうふう)洗濯(せんたく)(ぶつ)がバタバタと()っている。

      The laundry is flapping noisily in the strong wind. {flapping, rattling (sound), noisily, clattering noise, commotion, kerfuffle}

      (とり)がバタバタと(おと)()しながら()ばたきました。

      The bird flapped its wings noisily, creating a rattling sound. {flapping, rattling (sound), noisily, clattering noise, commotion, kerfuffle}

      (いえ)(なか)をバタバタと(はし)っている子供(こども)注意(ちゅうい)をしました。

      I warned the child who was running around noisily inside the house. {flapping, rattling (sound), noisily, clattering noise, commotion, kerfuffle}

      綺麗(きれい)()んでいた漫画(まんが)(ほん)がバタバタと(おと)()てて(くず)れてしまった。

      The neatly stacked comic books fell apart, making a clattering noise. {flapping, rattling (sound), noisily, clattering noise, commotion, kerfuffle}

      ()()しが来週(らいしゅう)(せま)っているとあって、家中(いえじゅう)がバタバタとしています。

      Since the move is approaching next week, there's a commotion throughout the house. {flapping, rattling (sound), noisily, clattering noise, commotion, kerfuffle}

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