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I am surprised that your family has a Japanese car.
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otaku
noun
  1. your house; your home; your family
  2. your husband
  3. your organization
pronoun
  1. you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close)
o
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
taku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. house; home
noun
  1. one's house; one's home
  2. one's husband
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nihonsha
noun
  1. Japanese car; car of Japanese make
nihon
noun
  1. Japan
sha
noun, used as a suffix
  1. car; vehicle
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
motsu

te-form

motte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
  2. to possess; to have; to own
  3. to maintain; to keep
  4. to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
  5. to take charge of; to be in charge of
  6. to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
sou
sou
noun
  1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
  2. stringed instrument
  3. zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
sou
noun
  1. traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
sou
noun
  1. palace room for government officials
  2. fellow; set (of people); clan; family
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
odoroku

Polite Past Indicative Form

odorokimashita
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be surprised; to be astonished

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