Word
起こるokoru
Meaning
to occur; to happen
Part of speech
verb, godan - group 1, intransitive
Pronunciation
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Lesson
Breakdown of okoru
wake up
起
A computer wakes up by running a program on itself.
Usages of okoru
その 事故 は 昨日 の 夜 に 起こりました。sono jiko wa kinou no yoru ni okorimashita.
That accident happened last night.
昨日、 何 が 起こりました か？kinou, nani ga okorimashita ka?
What happened yesterday?
地震 が 起こった 時、 私 は 家 に いました。jishin ga okotta toki, watashi wa ie ni imashita.
When the earthquake happened, I was at home.
私 が いない 間、 何 が 起こりました か？watashi ga inai aida, nani ga okorimashita ka?
What happened while I was away?
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