speaking of; I told you already (ってば / ったら) – Japanese Grammar ってば / ったら (tteba / ttara)

Q: What JLPT level is ってば / ったら?

JLPT N1 — Advanced · Literary, rhetorical & rare forms

Q: How do you use ってば / ったら in a sentence?

Attach ってば / ったら to the appropriate verb or noun form. Speaking of; I told you already

Q: Is ってば / ったら formal or casual Japanese?

ってば / ったら is typically used in formal or written Japanese contexts.

ってば / ったら

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tteba / ttara

speaking of; I told you already

にあって ni atte て済むことではない te sumu koto dewa nai こともあって koto mo atte ものとして mono toshite に至っても ni itattemo に至っては ni ittate wa に至るまで ni itaru made 損なう / 損ねる /損じる sokonau / sokoneru/ sonjiru ごとき/ごとく/ごとし gotoki/gotoku/gotoshi を禁じ得ない o kinji enai というもの to iu mono ないものか /ないものだろうか nai mono ka / nai mono darou ka に言わせれば ni iwasereba だろうに darou ni にもほどがある nimo hodo ga aru を境に o sakai ni の至り no itari たるもの / たる taru mono / taru ことこの上ない / この上ない / この上なく koto kono ue nai / kono ue nai / kono ue naku わ〜わで wa~wade にあって ni atte て済むことではない te sumu koto dewa nai こともあって koto mo atte ものとして mono toshite に至っても ni itattemo に至っては ni ittate wa に至るまで ni itaru made 損なう / 損ねる /損じる sokonau / sokoneru/ sonjiru ごとき/ごとく/ごとし gotoki/gotoku/gotoshi を禁じ得ない o kinji enai というもの to iu mono ないものか /ないものだろうか nai mono ka / nai mono darou ka に言わせれば ni iwasereba だろうに darou ni にもほどがある nimo hodo ga aru を境に o sakai ni の至り no itari たるもの / たる taru mono / taru ことこの上ない / この上ない / この上なく koto kono ue nai / kono ue nai / kono ue naku わ〜わで wa~wade

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ってば / ったら

tteba / ttara

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JLPT Level N1

Advanced · Literary, rhetorical & rare forms

Reading tteba / ttara

Post ID 51420

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📝 Usage Notes

speaking of; I told you already

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ってば / ったら

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What does the grammar pattern ってば / ったら mean? ▼

Speaking of; I told you already

What JLPT level is ってば / ったら? ▼

JLPT N1 — Advanced · Literary, rhetorical & rare forms. To pass JLPT N1 you need to recognise and use this pattern correctly in reading and listening sections.

How do you use ってば / ったら in a sentence? ▼

Attach ってば / ったら (tteba / ttara) to the appropriate verb or noun form as described in the usage notes. Then try writing two original sentences — one about yourself and one about something around you.

Is ってば / ったら formal or casual Japanese? ▼

ってば / ったら is used in formal or written contexts. You will see it mainly in written texts, news, business Japanese and academic contexts.

How can I remember ってば / ったら long-term? ▼

Use the flashcard on this page for active recall — see the pattern, reconstruct the usage from memory, then flip. Follow with the 4-choice quiz to distinguish it from similar patterns. Review at 10 minutes, 1 day and 3 days (spaced repetition). Writing two original sentences at each review session is the fastest way to reach production-level mastery.