Vocab Info

A1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

ガタガタrattle, clatter, trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying, whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching, rickety, shaky, wobbly, decrepit, ramshackle, broken down

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      1.

      rattling, clattering

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      2.

      trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      3.

      whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      4.

      rickety, shaky, wobbly, decrepit, ramshackle, broken down

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    ガタガタがたがた

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      強風(きょうふう)(まど)がガタガタと()れています。

      The window is rattling and swaying in the strong wind. {rattle, clatter, trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying, whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching, rickety, shaky, wobbly, decrepit, ramshackle, broken down}

      • N1

      ()()がガタガタなので歯医者(はいしゃ)()くことにした。

      I decided to go to the dentist because my dentures are shaky. {rattle, clatter, trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying, whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching, rickety, shaky, wobbly, decrepit, ramshackle, broken down}

      • N1

      路面(ろめん)電車(でんしゃ)がでこぼこな(みち)をガタガタと走行(そうこう)しています。

      The tram is rattling along the bumpy road. {rattle, clatter, trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying, whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching, rickety, shaky, wobbly, decrepit, ramshackle, broken down}

      • N1

      (さむ)さでガタガタと(ふる)えている野良猫(のらねこ)(いえ)(なか)(はい)りたがっている。

      The stray cat, shaking and shivering from the cold, is eager to get inside the house. {rattle, clatter, trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying, whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching, rickety, shaky, wobbly, decrepit, ramshackle, broken down}

      • N1

      コンクールの舞台(ぶたい)()がった(とき)緊張(きんちょう)(あし)がガタガタと(ふる)えていました。

      When I stepped onto the stage of the competition, my legs were trembling with nervousness. {rattle, clatter, trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying, whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching, rickety, shaky, wobbly, decrepit, ramshackle, broken down}

      • N1
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