ばってん

See also: はってん

Japanese

Pronunciation

/ba・Q・te・N/

Adverb

ばってん (rōmaji batten)

  1. (connecting adverb) but, however

Conjunction

ばってん (rōmaji batten)

  1. but

Usage notes

Part of Kyushu dialects. Used particularly often in Fukuoka (except for Kitakyushu), Kumamoto, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.

  • Conjunction: けれども、が、っていうか（-keredomo,-ga,-tteiuka）
  • Connecting Adverb: しかし、でも、だが (shikashi, demo, daga)
  • Other variations: ばってんが、ばってんくさ (battenga, battenkusa)
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