Talk:ばってん

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Template:dicdef 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)