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A19 Interjection

ほーほーhoot hoot, tu-whit tu-whoo, oh!, I see, huh!

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Interjection

      1.

      hoot hoot, tu-whit tu-whoo

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Interjection

      2.

      oh!, I see, huh!

    All Forms

    ほーほーホーホーほうほう

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      フクロウがホーホーと()いています。

      The owl is hooting "hoot hoot". {hoot hoot, tu-whit tu-whoo, oh!, I see, huh!}

      (わたし)はフクロウのホーホーという(やわ)らかい(おと)()きだ。

      I like the soft sound of the owl's hoot hoot. {hoot hoot, tu-whit tu-whoo, oh!, I see, huh!}

      (ぼく)説明(せつめい)納得(なっとく)した後輩(こうはい)が、ほーほーと()っています。

      My junior colleague, who understood my explanation, is saying "I see". {hoot hoot, tu-whit tu-whoo, oh!, I see, huh!}

      (よる)になると、ホーホーというフクロウの()(ごえ)(ひび)(わた)ります。

      When night falls, the hoot hoot of the owl echoes throughout. {hoot hoot, tu-whit tu-whoo, oh!, I see, huh!}

      ()かりやすい先生(せんせい)説明(せつめい)に、生徒(せいと)たちがほーほーと()っています。

      The students are saying "I see" to the teacher's easy-to-understand explanation. {hoot hoot, tu-whit tu-whoo, oh!, I see, huh!}

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