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N4 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

(おどろ)to be surprised, to be astonished

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to be surprised, to be astonished

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    驚く 【おどろく】愕く 【おどろく】駭く 【おどろく】

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    Examples

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      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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