| Example in Finnish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Se natisee ja valittaa. | Uh, it creaks, it groans. |
| Se on uusi talo ja siksi se natisee. | It's a new house there's a lot of creaks and moans and groans in it. |
| Talo natisee, se on normaalia. | The house creaks, it's normal. |
| - Polveni natisevat, ihoni rypistyy ja - sopimukseni päättyy kauden lopussa, joten ajattelin tehdä voitavani. | I've got creaky legs, I'm getting wrinkles. My contract's up at the end of the season. So I just thought I should do whatever I can. |
| Nivelet natisevat. | I'm all creaky. |
| Saisivat natisevat polveni levätä. | Give my creaking knees a rest. |
| Vanhukset natisevat aina. | Okay? Things creak when they get old. |
| Äiditkin natisevat vanhetessaan. | Mommies creak when they get old too. |
| Puut natisivat kuumassa tuulessa. | The pines on the mountain creaked and cracked in the hot, dry wind. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | knage | Dutch | piepen |
| English | creak | Estonian | kirisema,krudistama, nagisema |
| French | grincer | Greek | τριβελίζω, τριγυρίζω, τρίζω, τρικυμίζω, τριπλασιάζω |
| Hawaiian | ʻeʻeʻina | Hungarian | recseg |
| Icelandic | marra | Indonesian | berderak |
| Italian | cigolare, scricchiolare | Norwegian | knirke |
| Polish | skrzypieć, zaskrzypieć, zazgrzytać | Portuguese | ranger |
| Russian | проскрипеть, скрипеть, скрипнуть | Vietnamese | cọt kẹt |