カールがドイツに移り住むと聞いた時には驚いた。

Sentence Analyzer

かーるがどいつに移り住むと聞いた時には驚いた。

English Translation

It took me by surprise to hear that Carl was moving to Germany.

Furigana

カールがドイツに移(うつ)り住(す)むと聞(き)いた時(とき)には驚(おどろ)いた。

Romanji

Ka-ru ga Doitsu ni utsurisumu to kiita tokini wa odoroita.

Words

カール (カール)

curl; cwm; cirque; corrie

が (が)

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

独逸 (ドイツ)

Germany

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

移り住む (うつりすむ)

to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

は (は)

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

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished