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

    Common
    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.

    All Forms

    バタバタばたばた

    Details

    • Audio

    Examples

    --:--

      強風(きょうふう)網戸(あみど)がバタバタと()っています。

      The screen door is rattling in the strong wind.

        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 in the strong wind.

        (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.

        廊下(ろうか)をバタバタ(はし)子供(こども)たちを注意(ちゅうい)しました。

        I warned the children running noisily in the hallway.

          未知(みち)感染(かんせん)(しょう)(ひと)がバタバタと()んでいて、恐怖(きょうふ)でしかない。

          With people dying from an unknown infectious disease, it's nothing but fear.

          • Get more example sentences!

            Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

          Self-Study Sentences

          Study your own way!

          Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.