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.