No. 3,649 in Japanese
驚かさ
"驚かさ" is a conjugated form of the verb "驚かす," meaning "to surprise" or "to startle."
In a sentence
その映画はとても驚かされた。
That movie surprised me greatly.
Here, '驚かさ' is used as part of the verb '驚かされる', in passive form, indicating that the speaker was surprised by the movie.
彼の秘密を聞いて友達を驚かさないでください。
Please do not surprise your friends by revealing his secret.
The word '驚かさ' is used in the imperative form '驚かさないで', suggesting an action to avoid causing surprise.
彼女の声の大きさが私を驚かさせた。
Her loud voice made me surprised.
Here, '驚かさ' is part of the causative form '驚かさせる', used to indicate someone causing another to feel surprised.
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