Be surprised, be startled in Japanese 🇯🇵

おどろく info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– The word "おどろく" (odoroku) sounds somewhat like "oh, do look!" which you might say when you are surprised or startled by something.
– Visualize a cartoon character that sees something surprising, their eyes go wide and they say, "Oh! Do look!"

Explanations:
– The verb "おどろく" (odoroku) means to be surprised or to be startled. It is a standard verb used in situations where someone experiences unexpected or shocking information or events.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 驚く (おそれる, osoreru): to fear or to be startled
– びっくりする (bikkuri suru): to be surprised
– 感心する (かんしんする, kanshin suru): to admire or to be impressed, though contextually it can imply surprise.

Conjugations:
– Infinitive: おどろく (odoroku)

– Present:
– Plain: おどろく (odoroku)
– Polite: おどろきます (odorokimasu)

– Past:
– Plain: おどろいた (odoroita)
– Polite: おどろきました (odorokimaa)

– Negative:
– Plain: おどろかない (odorokanai)
– Polite: おどろきません (odorokimasen)

– Negative Past:
– Plain: おどろかなかった (odorokanakatta)
– Polite: おどろきませんでした (odorokimasen dea)

Future:
– Generally, the present tense form is used to imply future in Japanese. Depending on the context, you could use おどろく (odoroku) or おどろきます (odorokimasu) to mean "will be surprised."

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. そのニュースにおどろいた。 (Sono nyūsu ni odoroita.)
– I was surprised by the news.

2. 彼女はおどろくほど美しい。 (Kanojo wa odoroku hodo utsukushii.)
– She is surprisingly beautiful.

3. あなたが来るとは思わなくて、おどろきました。 (Anata ga kuru to wa omowanakute, odorokimaa.)
– I didn't expect you to come, so I was surprised.

4. 彼の才能にはほんとうにおどろかされます。 (Kare no sainou ni wa hontou ni odorokasa remasu.)
– I am truly amazed by his talent.

5. 何事もなくておどろかない。 (Nanigoto mo nakute odorokanai.)
– I am not surprised by anything.

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