ばてる

to be exhausted, to be worn out

What does ばてる mean?

ばてる is a Japanese verb meaning to be exhausted, to be worn out in English. It is written as ばてる in hiragana, and bateru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼はすっかりばてていたが、働き続けなければならなかった。

Although he was exhausted, he had to keep working.