あのニュースを聞いた時にはがくぜんとした。
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English Translation
When I heard the news I was caught with my pants down.
Furigana
あのニュースを聞 いた時 にはがくぜんとした。
Romanji
Ano nyu-su o kiita tokini wa gaku zen to shita.
Words
彼の
(あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
ニュース
(ニュース、ニューズ)
news
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
萼
(がく、うてな)
calyx
膳
(ぜん)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; serving; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
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