がくがく

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
ガクガク

Pronunciation

(when used as a verb or adverb):

• (Tokyo) がくがく [gàkúgákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

(when used as an adjective):

• (Tokyo) が​くがく [gáꜜkùgàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

がくがくする • (gakugaku suru) suru (stem がくがくし (gakugakusuru shi), past がくがくした (gakugakusuru shita))

1. (onomatopoeia) trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth)

   膝(ひざ)ががくがくする

   hiza ga gakugaku suru

   leg is trembling

2. (onomatopoeia) coming loose

   いすの脚(あし)ががくがくする

   isu no ashiga gakugaku suru

   the leg of the chair is wobbling

Conjugation

Conjugation of "がくがくする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	がくがくし	gakugaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	がくがくし	gakugaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	がくがくする	gakugaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	がくがくする	gakugaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	がくがくすれ	gakugaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	がくがくせよ¹ がくがくしろ²	gakugaku seyo¹ gakugaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	がくがくされる	gakugaku sareru
Causative	がくがくさせる がくがくさす	gakugaku saseru gakugaku sasu
Potential	がくがくできる	gakugaku dekiru
Volitional	がくがくしよう	gakugaku shiyō
Negative	がくがくしない	gakugaku shinai
Negative continuative	がくがくせず	gakugaku sezu
Formal	がくがくします	gakugaku shimasu
Perfective	がくがくした	gakugaku shita
Conjunctive	がくがくして	gakugaku shite
Hypothetical conditional	がくがくすれば	gakugaku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Adverb

がくがく • (gakugaku) 

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Adjective

がくがく • (gakugaku) -na (adnominal がくがくな (gakugaku na na), adverbial がくがくに (gakugaku ni ni))

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Inflection

Inflection of がくがく

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	がくがくだろ	gakugaku daro
Continuative (連用形)	がくがくで	gakugaku de
Terminal (終止形)	がくがくだ	gakugaku da
Attributive (連体形)	がくがくな	gakugaku na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	がくがくなら	gakugaku nara
Imperative (命令形)	がくがくであれ	gakugaku de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	がくがくではない がくがくじゃない	gakugaku de wa nai gakugaku ja nai
Informal past	がくがくだった	gakugaku datta
Informal negative past	がくがくではなかった がくがくじゃなかった	gakugaku de wa nakatta gakugaku ja nakatta
Formal	がくがくです	gakugaku desu
Formal negative	がくがくではありません がくがくじゃありません	gakugaku de wa arimasen gakugaku ja arimasen
Formal past	がくがくでした	gakugaku deshita
Formal negative past	がくがくではありませんでした がくがくじゃありませんでした	gakugaku de wa arimasen deshita gakugaku ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	がくがくで	gakugaku de
Conditional	がくがくなら（ば）	gakugaku nara (ba)
Provisional	がくがくだったら	gakugaku dattara
Volitional	がくがくだろう	gakugaku darō
Adverbial	がくがくに	gakugaku ni
Degree	がくがくさ	gakugakusa

Derived terms

• ガクガクブルブル (gakugaku-buruburu)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
諤諤 諤々 愕愕 愕々

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がくがく [gàkúgákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adjective

がくがく • (gakugaku) 

1. outspoken
2. speaking in a boisterous way

Inflection

Inflection of がくがく

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	がくがくだろ	gakugaku daro
Continuative (連用形)	がくがくで	gakugaku de
Terminal (終止形)	がくがくだ	gakugaku da
Attributive (連体形)	がくがくな	gakugaku na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	がくがくなら	gakugaku nara
Imperative (命令形)	がくがくであれ	gakugaku de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	がくがくではない がくがくじゃない	gakugaku de wa nai gakugaku ja nai
Informal past	がくがくだった	gakugaku datta
Informal negative past	がくがくではなかった がくがくじゃなかった	gakugaku de wa nakatta gakugaku ja nakatta
Formal	がくがくです	gakugaku desu
Formal negative	がくがくではありません がくがくじゃありません	gakugaku de wa arimasen gakugaku ja arimasen
Formal past	がくがくでした	gakugaku deshita
Formal negative past	がくがくではありませんでした がくがくじゃありませんでした	gakugaku de wa arimasen deshita gakugaku ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	がくがくで	gakugaku de
Conditional	がくがくなら（ば）	gakugaku nara (ba)
Provisional	がくがくだったら	gakugaku dattara
Volitional	がくがくだろう	gakugaku darō
Adverbial	がくがくに	gakugaku ni
Degree	がくがくさ	gakugakusa

Noun

がくがく • (gakugaku) 

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