あっと言わせる

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, to make (someone) say 'ah'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠t̚to̞ iβ̞a̠se̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

あっ()わせる • (a' to iwaseruichidan (stem あっと()わせ (a' to iwase), past あっと()わせた (a' to iwaseta))

  1. to startle; to surprise; to astonish

Conjugation

See also