泥棒はその女性のハンドバッグをひったくって逃げた。

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English Translation

The thief snatched the woman's handbag and took to his heels.

Furigana

泥棒(どろぼう)はその女性(じょせい)のハンドバッグをひったくって逃(に)げた。

Romanji

Dorobō wa sono josei no handobaggu o hittakutte nigeta.

Words

泥棒 (どろぼう)

thief; burglar; robber; theft

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)

woman; female; feminine gender

の (の)

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

ハンドバッグ (ハンドバッグ)

handbag; purse

を (を)

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

逃げる (にげる)

to escape; to run away