Meaning of 焦る in this sentence


> いきなり眠ってしまって焦ったが、大丈夫なようだな。

In this sentence it looks like 焦る probably should be auxiliary verb, since its
impossible to do something after one fell asleep. But EDICT doesn't have any
such entries. So, is this some expression/unusual usage or what?




This 焦る is not a subsidiary verb but is a simple intransitive verb meaning
something like "to lose one's cool", "to be flustered". Rather than describing
a simple sequence of actions, this te-form is denoting a reason for the
following verb. See: [te-form (て-form) for Cause or Reason](https://www.learn-
japanese-adventure.com/te-form-cause-reason.html)

So いきなり眠ってしまって焦った means either "I was flustered because someone (else)
suddenly fell asleep" or "I was flustered because I noticed I had fallen
asleep."




This 焦る is not a subsidiary verb but is a simple intransitive verb meaning
something like "to lose one's cool", "to be flustered". Rather than describing
a simple sequence of actions, this te-form is denoting a reason for the
following verb. See: [te-form (て-form) for Cause or Reason](https://www.learn-
japanese-adventure.com/te-form-cause-reason.html)

So いきなり眠ってしまって焦った means either "I was flustered because someone (else)
suddenly fell asleep" or "I was flustered because I noticed I had fallen
asleep."

