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Sound & Noise

がたがた

gata-gata

Rattling, clattering

Hard objects shaking and knocking together — furniture in an earthquake, teeth chattering from cold.

💡During an earthquake — 'The shelves were shaking gata-gata.'

Example

地震で棚ががたがた揺れた。

The shelves shook gata-gata during the earthquake.

Quiz yourself

During the earthquake, everything was shaking ___.

地震で全部が○○揺れた。

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Intermediate