Vocab Info
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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Common
Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
1.
rattling, clattering
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word2.
trembling, shivering, quaking, wobbling, swaying
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word3.
whining, grumbling, griping, bellyaching
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
の-adjective, な-adjective
4.
rickety, shaky, wobbly, decrepit, ramshackle, broken down
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
ガタガタ、がたがた
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Examples
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強風で窓がガタガタと揺れています。
The window is rattling and swaying in the strong wind.
- N1
入れ歯がガタガタなので歯医者に行くことにした。
I decided to go to the dentist because my fake tooth is wobbling.
- N1
路面電車がでこぼこな道をガタガタと走行しています。
The tram is rattling along the bumpy road.
- N1
寒さでガタガタと震えている野良猫が家の中に入りたがっている。
The stray cat, trembling and shivering from the cold, is eager to get inside the house.
- N1
コンクールの舞台に上がった時は緊張で足がガタガタと震えていました。
When I stepped onto the contest stage, my legs were trembling with nervousness.
- N1
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