What does やたら mean?
やたら is a Japanese adverb meaning “excessively” or “indiscriminately” in English. It can also be translated as “indiscriminate” depending on context. It is written as やたら in hiragana, and yatara in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentences
今日はやたらに暑い。
It's ridiculously hot today.
やたらに人の物を触ってはいけない。
You mustn't go touching other people's things.
Conjugation of やたら
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | やたら | やたらじゃない |
| Plain past | やたらだった | やたらじゃなかった |
| Polite | やたらです | やたらではありません |
| Polite past | やたらでした | やたらではありませんでした |
Other forms
Attributiveやたらな
Te-formやたらで