警察は彼の腕をつかんだ。
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English Translation
The policeman seized him by the arm.
Furigana
Romanji
Keisatsu wa kare no ude o tsukanda.
Words
警察
(けいさつ)
police; police officer; police station
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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
腕
(うで)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
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.
掴む
(つかむ)
to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; to understand; to grasp; to comprehend