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A19 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

パタパタflapping (of a flag, fan, etc.), fluttering, whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug), whap-whap, pitter-patter (of footsteps), quickly (making progress), in quick succession

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.), fluttering, whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug), whap-whap

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 2.

        pitter-patter (of footsteps)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 3.

        quickly (making progress), in quick succession

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    パタパタぱたぱた

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      (ちい)さな(ほうき)でパタパタと(ふく)(ほこり)(はら)う。

      Brushing off the dust on the clothes with a small broom in quick succession. {flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.), fluttering, whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug), whap-whap, pitter-patter (of footsteps), quickly (making progress), in quick succession}

      子供(こども)がスリッパをパタパタさせて(ある)いています。

      The child is walking around making their slippers flap. {flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.), fluttering, whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug), whap-whap, pitter-patter (of footsteps), quickly (making progress), in quick succession}

      (そと)()している洋服(ようふく)(かぜ)()かれてパタパタしている。

      The clothes hanging outside are flapping in the wind. {flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.), fluttering, whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug), whap-whap, pitter-patter (of footsteps), quickly (making progress), in quick succession}

      パタパタと(おと)()てて(ある)いていたらうるさいと注意(ちゅうい)されました。

      I was reprimanded for making a pitter-patter noise while walking. {flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.), fluttering, whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug), whap-whap, pitter-patter (of footsteps), quickly (making progress), in quick succession}

      この(くつ)(すこ)(おお)きく、(ある)(とき)はどうしてもパタパタと(おと)()てしまう。

      This pair of shoes is a bit big, and inevitably make a pitter-patter sound when I walk. {flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.), fluttering, whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug), whap-whap, pitter-patter (of footsteps), quickly (making progress), in quick succession}

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