Vocab Info
N4 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb
驚くto be surprised, to be astonished
Dictionary Definition
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- う-verb (く), Intransitive verb - 1. - to be surprised, to be astonished 
 
All Forms
驚く 【おどろく】、愕く 【おどろく】、駭く 【おどろく】
Details
- お 
- ど 
- ろ 
- く 
 
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Examples
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- 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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