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J-Word Play: June ’11

ByPaul Schuble

新しい車は新型。では、古い車何がた?

A new car is new model. So what model is an old car?

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Answer: がたがた (the sound of rattling or clattering). While がた can mean type or model (yes, as in that shingata influenza), a double がた is the sound of something rattling, like an old car.

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