Kanshudo Example: 「驚きました。多くのお客様が希望しているサービスは、私たちが考えていたのとは反対のものだったんです。」と会社の人は話していた。

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「

くのお

が

しているサービスは、

たちが

えていたのとは

のものだったんです。」と

の

は

していた。

"We were surprised. The service many customers wanted was the opposite of what we had thought," said a company representative.

Conjugations and inflections

驚きました is the polite past form of 'ku' godan verb 驚く ALL INFLECTIONS

希望している is the progressive form of 'suru' verb 希望 ALL INFLECTIONS

考えていた is the past form of the progressive form of ichidan verb 考える ALL INFLECTIONS

話していた is the past form of the progressive form of 'su' godan verb 話す ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

おどろ

驚

く

'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb

to be surprised; to be astonished

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おお

多

く

adverb, 'no' adjective

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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お

きゃくさま

客様

noun

guest; visitor; customer (honorific)

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きぼう

希望

noun, 'suru' verb

hope; wish; aspiration

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サービス

noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective

1. service; help; assistance; care; concern

2. discount; freebie; free gift

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わたし

私

pronoun, 'no' adjective

1. I; me

noun, 'no' adjective

2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)

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たち

suffix

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific) (often written with kana only)

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かんが

考

える

ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. to think about; to take into consideration

2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)

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とは

particle

indicates word or phrase being defined

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はんたい

反対

Most common form: はんたい

'na' adjective, noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective

1. opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension

noun, 'suru' verb

2. reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast

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もの

noun

1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance

2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)

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だった

expression

was (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)

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んです

Most common form: のです

expression

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...

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かいしゃ

会社

noun

1. company; corporation

2. workplace

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ひと

人

noun

1. man; person

2. human being; mankind; people

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はな

話

す

'su' godan verb, transitive verb

1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat

2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss

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Kanji

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驚

キョウ surprised おどろく to be surprised おどろかす to surprise, to frighten