What does やたら mean?
やたら is a Japanese adverb meaning “indiscriminately, excessively” 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 N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
上役にやたらにぺこぺこするな。
Don't be subservient to your boss.
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