がんがんgangan
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Definitions
- adverb (with と)clanging; banging; booming; loudly
- adverb (with と), suru verbthrobbing (headache); pounding; splitting
- adverb (with と)fully; vigorously; hard (e.g. working); flat out
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | がんがんする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | がんがんします |
| Negative (nai) | がんがんしない |
| polite (masen) | がんがんしません |
| classical zu / nu | がんがんせず・がんがんせぬ |
| Past (ta) | がんがんした |
| polite (mashita) | がんがんしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | がんがんしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | がんがんしませんでした |
| Te form | がんがんして |
| Potential | がんがんできる |
| Passive | がんがんされる |
| Causative | がんがんさせる |
| Causative passive | がんがんさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | がんがんすれば |
| tara | がんがんしたら |
| Volitional | がんがんしよう |
| polite (mashou) | がんがんしましょう |
| Imperative | がんがんしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related耳ざわりになるほどNeutralRefers to noise at the level where it grates on the ears. 「ガンガン」 is an onomatopoeic word that also covers working flat out and a splitting headache.
- Antonym静かにしずかにNeutralMeans quietly and calmly, keeping sound and movement down; it is the opposite of the loudness of 「ガンガン」.
- AntonymおとなしくNeutralMeans meekly and obediently, without resisting; it is the opposite of the intensity of 「ガンガン」.
Use 「ガンガン」 for loud clanging or booming noise, a splitting headache, or going at something full tilt, as in 「ガンガン働く」. For noise so loud it grates on the ears, say 「耳ざわりになるほど」; the opposites are 「静かに」 and 「大人しく」.
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