警察は泥棒の跡を追っている。

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警察は泥棒の跡を追っている。

English Translation

The police are on the track of the thief.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は泥棒(どろぼう)の跡(あと)を追(お)っている。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa dorobō no ato o otteiru.

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

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

跡 (あと)

trace; tracks; mark; sign; remains; ruins; scar

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.

追う (おう)

to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend); to drive out; to oust; to expel; to drive (i.e. a herd); (in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)