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しゅしょう
首相
の
じにん
辞任
のニュースは
わたし
私
たちを
おどろ
驚
かせた。
The news of the prime minister's resignation took us by surprise.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
首相の辞任のニュースは私たちを驚かせた。
verb causative form verb causative form
 
make something happen
首相の辞任のニュースは私たちを驚かせた。
Conjugations and inflections
  驚かせた is the past form of the causative form of 'ku' godan verb 驚く   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
し ゅ し ょ う 0
noun
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
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じ に ん 0
1. to resign
noun
2. resignation
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ニ ュ ー ス 1
noun
news
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わ た し た ち 3
we; us
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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
首
シュ   くび neck; head   
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自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
䒑
grass   
相
ソウ   ショウ    minister   あい- mutual   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
辞
ジ   やめる quit   
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辛
シン   からい spicy   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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舌
ゼツ   した tongue   
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千
セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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任
ニン    responsibility   まかす    まかせる to entrust (to)   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
壬
ニン    #9, 9th; burden   
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士
シ   samurai
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
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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