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Zach

彼は妹の手からチョコレートをひったくった。

Sentence Analyzer

から チョコレート ひったくった

English Translation

He grabbed the chocolate away from his sister.

Furigana

(かれ)(いもうと)()からチョコレートをひったくった。

Romanji

Kare wa imōto no te kara chokore-to o hittakutta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いもうと)
younger sister
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
()
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
チョコレート (チョコレート)
chocolate
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
引ったくる (ひったくる)
to snatch from; to steal from

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: マイ、 いもうと
Meaning: younger sister
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand