also: ばたり · ばったん
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
with a thud; with a bang; with a flop
Describes a sudden, forceful impact or falling sound, like a door slamming or someone collapsing.
彼は疲れてベッドにばったり倒れた。
Exhausted, he flopped down onto the bed.
The door slammed shut with a bang from the wind.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Used when running into someone or encountering something by coincidence, often with a sense of surprise.
I unexpectedly ran into an old friend in town.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Describes something stopping or ending all at once, often used with verbs like 止まる or 途絶える.
Contact suddenly ceased.
I ran into a former coworker by chance at the station.
He was so exhausted that he collapsed with a thud.
Contact from him suddenly stopped.
I unexpectedly bumped into my ex-boyfriend at the supermarket.
Dialectal or colloquial variant.
Katakana variant of ばったん.