Sign In

Dictionary

Japanese Sentence with English Translation

Back to Dictionary »

Search by Japanese

字▼

Search by English Meaning

Furigana Show|Add to ▼ Source Totoeba Project
My cousin took me by surprise by coming without previous notice.
Romaji Hide

Vocabulary list

ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
maemotte
adverb
  1. in advance; beforehand; previously
shiraseru

Formal Present Indicative Negative Form

shirasezu
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to notify; to advise; to inform
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
yattekuru

te-form

yattekite
expression, kuru verb
  1. to come along; to come around; to turn up
  2. to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
boku
pronoun
  1. I; me
  2. you (when addressing young boys)
  3. manservant
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.
odorokasu

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

odorokaseta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
odorokaseru

Plain Past Indicative Form

odorokaseta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

Comments for this sentence

If you have a question or would like to make a comment on this sentence, please do so below. Your comment will appear in the forum for other users of the site to view and discuss.



Only registered users may post comments. You can register your free 楽しい Japanese account here.

This site uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence.