ガタガタする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ガタガタする | ガタガタしない |
| Polite | ガタガタします | ガタガタしません |
| Past polite | ガタガタしました | ガタガタしませんでした |
| Past | ガタガタした | ガタガタしなかった |
| Te-form | ガタガタして | ガタガタしないで |
| Desire | ガタガタしたい | ガタガタしたくない |
| Potential | ガタガタできる | ガタガタできない |
| Passive | ガタガタされる | ガタガタされない |
| Causative | ガタガタさせる | ガタガタさせない |
| Causative passive | ガタガタさせられる | ガタガタさせられない |
| Volitional | ガタガタしよう | |
| Polite volitional | ガタガタしましょう | |
| Imperative | ガタガタしろ | ガタガタするな |
| Conditional | ガタガタすれば | ガタガタしなければ |
| Tara conditional | ガタガタしたら | ガタガタしなかったら |
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Describes a hard, repeated rattling or clattering sound, such as loose parts shaking or a vehicle vibrating noisily.
古い車がガタガタと音を立てて走っている。
The old car is rattling along.
窓が風でガタガタ揺れている。
The window is rattling in the wind.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Describes a person or thing trembling or shaking, often from cold, fear, or nervousness.
寒さで体がガタガタ震えた。
I was shivering from the cold.
彼は緊張でガタガタしていた。
He was trembling with nervousness.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
whining; grumbling; complaining
Describes someone complaining or grumbling persistently, often in an annoying manner.
彼はいつも給料のことでガタガタ文句を言っている。
He's always grumbling about his salary.
そんな小さなことでガタガタ言うな。
Stop whining about such a small thing.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
rickety; shaky; wobbly; decrepit
Describes something physically unstable, loose, or in poor condition, such as furniture, buildings, or machinery.
この机はガタガタで、字が書きにくい。
This desk is wobbly and hard to write on.
ガタガタの家だけど、住めないことはない。
It's a ramshackle house, but it's not uninhabitable.
The windows of the old bus rattle.
I was shivering all over from the cold.
I got fed up with my boss constantly grumbling at me.
This chair is rickety and dangerous.
My teeth were chattering from the cold.
がたがた describes visible shaking or trembling (often from cold or fear), while ぞくぞく describes the internal sensation of chills without necessarily shaking.
がたがた describes something loose enough to rattle or wobble, while ぐずぐず describes something slackened or no longer firmly fixed.