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A1 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, の-adjective, な-adjective

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

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        rattling, clattering

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      3. 3.

        whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. の-adjective, な-adjective

      1. 4.

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

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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      強風(きょうふう)(まど)ガタガタ()れています。

      The window is rattling and swaying in the strong wind.

      • N1

      ()()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 fake tooth is wobbling.

      • N1

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

      The tram is rattling along the bumpy road.

      • N1

      (さむ)さでガタガタ(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, trembling and shivering from the cold, is eager to get inside the house.

      • 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)ガタガタ(ふる)えていました。

      When I stepped onto the contest stage, my legs were trembling with nervousness.

      • N1
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