Talk:ばってん

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ばってん(batten) /ba・Q・te・N/ Part of Hakata-ben. Used particularly often in the Chikuzen (West Fukuoka Prefecture) and Chikugo areas (South Fukuoka Prefecture), except for Kitakyushu.


 * 1. Conjunction:

Meaning "but". Related words: けれども、が、っていうか（-keredomo,-ga,-tteiuka）

(Example) 行きたかばってん、行かれんたい. Ikitabatten, ikarentai.

(Standard Japanese) 行きたいけれども、行くことができない. Ikitai-keredomo, ikukoto ga dekinai.

(English) I really want to go, but I can`t.


 * 2. Connecting Adverb

Meaning: "but", "however." Used at the beginning of a sentence to contrast what has just been said.

Related words: しかし、でも、だが (shikashi, demo, daga)

(Example)

A: 今日飲み行かんね. Kyo nomi ikan ne

B: …ばってん、明日仕事たい. Batten, ashita shigoto tai.

(Standard Japanese)

A: 今日は飲みに行きましょう. Kyo wa nomini ikimasho.

B: でも、明日は仕事です. Shikashi, ashita wa shigoto desu.

(English)

A: Let`s go drinking.

B: But, (we) have work tomorrow.


 * Etymology: A derivation of the archaic word ばてとも (ba-tetomo) which came to Kyūshū from Kyoto.
 * Other variations: ばってんが、ばってんくさ (battenga, battenkusa)

The meaning is the same as "batten," but carries a stronger nuance in Hakata-ben (Fukuoka Dialect)