驚く
おどろく · odoroku
To be surprised, to be astonished
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 驚きますおどろきます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 驚きませんおどろきません |
| Polite past (ました) | 驚きましたおどろきました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 驚きませんでしたおどろきませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 驚きましょうおどろきましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 驚きおどろき |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 驚きたいおどろきたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 驚きながらおどろきながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 驚いておどろいて |
| Plain past (た形) | 驚いたおどろいた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 驚いたらおどろいたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 驚いているおどろいている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 驚かないおどろかない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 驚かなかったおどろかなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 驚かなくておどろかなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 驚けるおどろける |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 驚けばおどろけば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 驚けおどろけ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 驚こうおどろこう |
| Passive (受身形) | 驚かれるおどろかれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 驚かせるおどろかせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 驚かされるおどろかされる |
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What does 驚く mean?
To be surprised, to be astonished.
How do you pronounce 驚く?
おどろく (odoroku). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 3. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 驚く?
JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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