警察は逃げる泥棒の腕をつかんだ。

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警察は逃げる泥棒の腕をつかんだ。

English Translation

The policeman caught the fleeing thief by the arm.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は逃(に)げる泥棒(どろぼう)の腕(うで)をつかんだ。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa nigeru dorobō 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

逃げる (にげる)

to escape; to run away

泥棒 (どろぼう)

thief; burglar; robber; theft

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