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Zach

私達は皆そのニュースを聞いてびっくりぎょうてんした。

Sentence Analyzer

私達 その ニュース 聞いて びっくり ぎょ うてん した

English Translation

We were all astonished to hear the news.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)(みな)そのニュースを()いてびっくりぎょうてんした。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa mina sono nyu-su o kiite bikkuri gyo uten shita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(みな、みんな)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
ニュース (ニュース、ニューズ)
news
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
吃驚 (びっくり、ビックリ)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
(ぎょ)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
茹でる (ゆでる、うでる)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: カイ、 みな、 みんな
Meanings: all, everything
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen