ってば
(tteba)
I said; I told you to
Usage Frequency
FREQUENT
N1
JLPT
Definition
Used to emphasize something the speaker has already mentioned, often expressing frustration or bemusement.
How to Use
Attached to the end of a sentence or clause to emphasize a point.
Common Usage
[Phrase] + ってば
Context, Limitations and Specificities
When to use?
Commonly used in informal, everyday conversation, especially when repeating oneself out of frustration.
Example Sentences
静かにしてってば！
しずかにしてってば！
Shizuka ni shite tteba!
I told you to be quiet!
見てってば！
みてってば！
Mite tteba!
Look, I said!
もう食べたってば！
もうたべたってば！
Mou tabeta tteba!
I told you, I already ate!
行くってば！
いくってば！
Iku tteba!
I'm going, I said!
知らないってば！
しらないってば！
Shiranai tteba!
I told you, I don't know!
まだ寝てるってば！
まだねてるってば！
Mada neteru tteba!
I told you, he’s still sleeping!
難しいってば！
むずかしいってば！
Muzukashii tteba!
I told you, it's difficult!
あの映画は見たくないってば！
あのえいがはみたくないってば！
Ano eiga wa mitakunai tteba!
I told you, I don’t want to watch that movie!
もういいってば！
もういいってば！
Mou ii tteba!
I told you, that's enough!
彼女は来ないってば！
かのじょはこないってば！
Kanojo wa konai tteba!
I told you, she’s not coming!