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驚く, 愕く, 駭く

JLPT 4
Kana Reading
おどろく
Romaji
odoroku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to be surprised; to be astonished
    Example sentence
    驚かないみる知ってたのね。 Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.

Examples of 驚く, 愕く, 駭く, おどろく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
驚く
Plain Polite
驚きます
Negative
驚かない
Negative Polite
驚きません

Past

Plain
驚いた
Plain Polite
驚きました
Negative
驚かなかった
Negative Polite
驚きませんでした

Te

Plain
驚いて
Plain Polite
驚きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
驚かれる
Plain Polite
驚かれます
Negative
驚かれない
Negative Polite
驚かれません

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