ジョンは自分がほめられるのを聞いた時、ひどく戸惑った。

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English Translation

On hearing himself praised, John was deeply embarrassed.

Furigana

ジョンは自分(じぶん)がほめられるのを聞(き)いた時(とき)、ひどく戸惑(とまど)った。

Romanji

Jon wa jibun ga homerareru no o kiita toki, hidoku tomadotta.

Words

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

褒める (ほめる)

to praise; to admire; to speak well

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

を (を)

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

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

戸惑う (とまどう)

to be bewildered; to be perplexed