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なに
何
が
お
起
きたかを
き
聞
いて
わたしたち
私達
はとても
おどろ
驚
いた。
We were astonished to hear what had happened.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
何が起きたかを聞いて私達はとても驚いた。
particle か particle か
 
embedded / indirect questions
何が起きたかを聞いて私達はとても驚いた。
Conjugations and inflections
  起きた is the past form of ichidan verb 起きる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  聞いて is the te form of 'ku' godan verb 聞く   ALL INFLECTIONS
  驚いた is the past form of 'ku' godan verb 驚く   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
な に 1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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お き る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
2. to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
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き く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
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わ た し た ち 3
Most common form: 私たち
we; us
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と て も 0 と て も 3
1. very; awfully; exceedingly  (とっても is more emphatic; often written with kana only)
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)  (before a negative form; often written with kana only)
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お ど ろ く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be surprised; to be astonished
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Kanji
何
カ   なに    なん what?   
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可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
亅
hook
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
起
キ   おきる to wake up, to get up   おこる to happen   おこす to rouse   
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己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
走
ソウ   はしる run   
聞
ブン   モン   きく to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
門
モン   かど gate   
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私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
達
タツ    arrive   
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羊
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
⻌
move
驚
キョウ   surprised   おどろく to be surprised   おどろかす to surprise, to frighten   
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敬
ケイ   うやまう to respect, revere   
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艹
grass   
句
ク    verse, phrase   
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勹
wrap
攵
ぼく strike   
馬
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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隹
little bird
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灬
fire
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