突然の物音が、老人を驚かせた。

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突然の物音が、老人を驚かせた。

English Translation

The sudden noise startled the old man.

Furigana

突然(とつぜん)の物音(ものおと)が、老人(ろうじん)を驚(おどろ)かせた。

Romanji

Totsuzen no monooto ga, rōjin o odorokaseta.

Words

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

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

物音 (ものおと)

sounds

が (が)

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

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

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.

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished