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Japanese
Etymology
In modern Japanese, an emphasis of てば (teba), itself a contraction of と言えば (to ieba), from quotative particle と (to) and the conditional conjugation 言えば (ieba) of verb 言う (iu, “to say”).[1][2]
Literally means, “if that's what says / said”. Also used idiomatically to mean something along the lines of, “if that's what said, then ”.
Pronunciation
Particle
ってば • (tteba)
- (informal, childish or women's speech) Binding particle used to show as a topic with feelings of familiarity or criticism.
- (informal) Sentence-final particle used to emphasize a point and express irritation.
- だからいらないってば！
- Da kara iranai tteba!
- I'm telling you, I don't need it!!
Usage notes
Becomes てば (teba) if preceded by a word ending with ん (n).
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