Gatagata
Also read: がたがた
ガタガタ (Gatagata) is a Japanese adverb meaning “rattling, clattering, trembling, shivering”.
Meanings
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbrattling; clattering
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbtrembling; shivering; quaking; wobbling; swaying
- adverb, adverb (to), suru verbwhining; grumbling; griping; bellyaching
- adjectival noun, na-adjectiverickety; shaky; wobbly; decrepit; ramshackle; broken down
Examples
車はがたがた揺れた。
The car gave a jolt.
寒くて歯ががたがたいった。
My teeth chattered with cold.
嵐が雨戸をがたがたとならした。
The storm rattled the shutters.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).