| Example in Indonesian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Kau tahu, petir tidak menyambar dua kali ditempat yang sama, Beth. | You know, lightning does strike once in a while, Beth. |
| Petir menyambar pohon itu. | Lightning strikes that tree. |
| ...Kenapa ikan ini cepat sekali menyambar emas dan tak tertarik apa pun selain itu? | ...why did it strike so quick on gold when nothing else would attract it? |
| Bagaikan petir di dalam hati, menyambar awan kesedihan. | "Like lightning in hearts, it strikes clouds of sorrow" |
| Asal tahu saja, petir memang bisa menyambar dua kali. | Just goes to show, lightning can strike twice. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | skrap | Albanian | rrah |
| Arabic | ضرب | Danish | strejke |
| Dutch | staken,toeslaan | English | strike |
| Esperanto | ekbati, frapi, striki | Finnish | iskeä, lakkoilla |
| French | foudroyer | German | streiken, zuschlagen |
| Greek | απεργώ, αποβαρβαρώνω, αποβλακώνω, αποβουτυρώνω, απογυμνώνω, αποδελτιώνω, αποδιαρθρώνω, αποδιοργανώνω | Hungarian | csap |
| Italian | folgorare, scioperare | Japanese | 殴打 |
| Lithuanian | atsitrenkti, sutrenkti | Macedonian | штрајкува |
| Maori | hau | Polish | krzesać, strajkować, wybijać, wykrzesać, zafrapować, zastrajkować |
| Romanian | fulgera, scăpăra, trăsni | Russian | разить, сражать, сразить, трахать, трахаться, трахнуться, ударить |
| Spanish | percutir | Swedish | drabba, slå, stryka |
| Thai | โขก | Turkish | çarpmak, grev yapmak |
| Vietnamese | bãi công, đình công |