Vocab Info

N4 う-Verb

(おどろ)

to be surprised, to be astonished

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      う-Verb

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      五段動詞

    Examples

    • その()らせを()いて(おどろ)

      You will be surprised to hear the news.

      N4
    • (おどろ)いた(かお)をする。

      To make a surprised face.

      N4
    • 昨日(きのう)(あに)結婚(けっこん)()らせを()いて(おどろ)きました

      I was surprised to hear the news of my brother's marriage yesterday.

      N4
    • (おとうと)両親(りょうしん)(おどろ)かせるのが上手(じょうず)だ。

      My brother is good at surprising my parents.

      N3
    • 同僚(どうりょう)水谷(みずたに)(つか)まったと()いても(だれ)(おどろ)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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