警察は彼の行動を疑っていた。

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警察 は 彼 の 行動 を 疑っていた 。

English Translation

The police were suspicious of his movements.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は彼(かれ)の行動(こうどう)を疑(うたが)っていた。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa kare no kōdō o utagatteita.

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

行動 (こうどう)

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

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.

疑う (うたがう)

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

Kanji

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

察

Reading: サツ

Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

行

Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

動

Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす

Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

疑

Readings: ギ、 うたが.う

Meanings: doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question