警察は犯人の逃亡を妨げた。

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警察は犯人の逃亡を妨げた。

English Translation

The police balked the criminal's escape.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は犯人(はんにん)の逃亡(とうぼう)を妨(さまた)げた。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa hannin no tōbō o samatageta.

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

犯人 (はんにん)

offender; criminal

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

逃亡 (とうぼう)

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

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.

妨げる (さまたげる)

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder