ばったり
also: ばたり · ばったん
Meanings
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.
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.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉にばったり会うto run into someone by chance
I ran into a former coworker by chance at the station.
- ばったりと倒れるto collapse with a thud
He was so exhausted that he collapsed with a thud.
- 〈事〉がばったり途絶えるfor something (contact, news, etc.) to suddenly stop
Contact from him suddenly stopped.
- 〈人〉とばったり出くわすto bump into someone unexpectedly
I unexpectedly bumped into my ex-boyfriend at the supermarket.