驚いたことに、彼は簡単に案を考え出した。

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驚いた こと に 、 彼 は 簡単 に 案 を 考え出した 。

English Translation

To my surprise, he easily came up with a plan.

Furigana

驚(おどろ)いたことに、彼(かれ)は簡単(かんたん)に案(あん)を考(かんが)え出(だ)した。

Romanji

Odoroita koto ni, kare wa kantan ni an o kangaedashita.

Words

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

簡単 (かんたん)

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

案 (あん)

idea; plan; thought; draft plan; motion; rough copy; expectation

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.

考え出す (かんがえだす)

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

Kanji

驚

Readings: キョウ、 おどろ.く、 おどろ.かす

Meanings: wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

簡

Readings: カン、 ケン、 えら.ぶ、 ふだ

Meanings: simplicity, brevity

単

Readings: タン、 ひとえ

Meanings: simple, one, single, merely

案

Readings: アン、 つくえ

Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

考

Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え

Meanings: consider, think over

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude