Word
ニュース を 聞いて 興奮した。nyuusu o kiite koufunshita.
Meaning
I got excited when I heard the news.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of nyuusu o kiite koufunshita.
をo
direct object particle
聞くkiku
to hear
ニュースnyuusu
news
興奮するkoufunsuru
to get excited
Questions & Answers about nyuusu o kiite koufunshita.
What does を do in ニュースを聞いて?
を marks ニュース as the direct object of 聞く.
So here:
- ニュース = the news
- を聞く = to hear / listen to the news
In other words, ニュース is the thing that was heard.
Why is 聞いて in the -て form?
聞いて is the -て form of 聞く. Here, it connects 聞く to 興奮した.
A very common use of the -て form is to link actions or states:
- ニュースを聞いて、興奮した。
- I heard the news and got excited.
It can also imply a reason or cause:
- I got excited after hearing the news
- I got excited because I heard the news
So in this sentence, the -て form does more than just mean and. It suggests that hearing the news led to the excitement.
Does 聞く here mean hear, listen, or ask?
