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The sudden noise startled the old man.
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Vocabulary list

totsuzen
no adjective, na adjective, adverb
  1. abrupt; sudden; unexpected
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
monooto
noun
  1. sounds
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
roujin
noun
  1. old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
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
odoroku

Causative Plain Past Indicative Form

odorokaseta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be surprised; to be astonished
odorokaseru

Plain Past Indicative Form

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

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