| Example in Japanese | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| エアー缶 ひっくり返して 固めて 凍らして | I was gonna turn it over, zap it, freeze it, then I was gonna set it free. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | afharden,stalen, verharden, verstalen, verstokken | English | harden |
| Estonian | kõvastuma, kõvenema, paaduma, tahenema | Faroese | stæla |
| Finnish | karaista, koventaa, koveta, kovettaa, paaduttaa | French | aguerrir, aguicher, aouter, durcir |
| German | aushärten, erhärten | Icelandic | herða |
| Indonesian | mengeraskan | Italian | indurire, sclerosare |
| Lithuanian | grūdinti, užgrūdinti | Macedonian | се стврдне, се стврднува, стврднува |
| Norwegian | forherde, herde | Polish | stwardnieć, twardnieć, uodpornić, utwardzić, zatwardzać, zatwardzić |
| Portuguese | empedernir, endurecer | Quechua | chuchuyay, rumiyay, sinchiyay |
| Russian | закаливать, затвердевать, затвердеть, ожесточать, ожесточить, отвердевать, отвердеть, твердеть, ужесточать, ужесточить | Spanish | acerar, encallecer, endurecer |
| Swedish | hårdna, hårdra, håva |