N3800/1669

突とつ然ぜん

noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)な adjectiveadverb

とつぜん

abrupt, sudden, unexpected

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Example sentences

突然とつぜん雨あめが降ふり始はじめた。

It suddenly started to rain.

彼女かのじょは突然とつぜん泣なき出だしたので、みんなが驚おどろいた。

Everyone was surprised because she suddenly burst into tears.

突然とつぜんの知しらせに、彼かれは言葉ことばを失うしなった。

He was left speechless by the sudden news.

会議かいぎの途中とちゅうで突然とつぜん停電ていでんになった。

The power suddenly went out in the middle of the meeting.

突然とつぜんな質問しつもんで戸惑とまどうこともあるが、それが本音ほんねを引ひき出だすきっかけになることもある。

Sometimes an unexpected question can cause confusion, but it can also be an opportunity to draw out someone's true feelings.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)