Vocab Info
N4 う-Verb
驚く
to be surprised, to be astonished
Details
Pitch Accent
お
ど
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Word Type
う-Verb
単語の書類
五段動詞
Examples
その知らせを聞いて驚く。
You will be surprised to hear the news.
- N4
驚いた顔をする。
To make a surprised face.
- N4
昨日兄の結婚の知らせを聞いて驚きました。
I was surprised to hear the news of my brother's marriage yesterday.
- N4
弟は両親を驚かせるのが上手だ。
My brother is good at surprising my parents.
- N3
同僚の水谷が捕まったと聞いても誰も驚きませんでした。
No one was surprised to hear that my colleague Mizutani had been arrested.
- N3
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