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Zach

彼が不合格だったのには驚いた。

Sentence Analyzer

合格 だった 驚いた

English Translation

To my surprise, he failed in the exam.

Furigana

(かれ)()合格(ごうかく)だったのには(おどろ)いた。

Romanji

Kare ga fu gōkaku datta no ni wa odoroita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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un-; non-; negative prefix
合格 (ごうかく)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
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be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
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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
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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
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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

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: カク、 コウ、 キャク、 ゴウ
Meanings: status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
Readings: キョウ、 おどろ.く、 おどろ.かす
Meanings: wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed