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Learn Japanese: okoru - to occur; to happen

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/okoru

okoru

Word

起おこるokoru

Meaning

to occur; to happen

Part of speech

godan - group 1, intransitive, verb

Pronunciation

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Lesson

Vocabulary expansion 45

Breakdown & Usages Conjugations

Breakdown of okoru

A computer wakes up by running a program on itself.

Usages of okoru

その　事じ故こ　は　昨き日のう　の　夜よる　に　起おこりました。sono jiko wa kinou no yoru ni okorimashita.

That accident happened last night.

昨き日のう、　何なに　が　起おこりました　か？kinou, nani ga okorimashita ka?

What happened yesterday?

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

地じ震しん　が　起おこった　時とき、　私わたし　は　家いえ　に　いました。jishin ga okotta toki, watashi wa ie ni imashita.

When the earthquake happened, I was at home.

私わたし　が　いない　間あいだ、　何なに　が　起おこりました　か？watashi ga inai aida, nani ga okorimashita ka?

What happened while I was away?

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