警官を見て泥棒たちは逃げた。

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警官 を 見て 泥棒たち は 逃げた 。

English Translation

At the sight of the policemen the thieves ran away.

Furigana

警官(けいかん)を見(み)て泥棒(どろぼう)たちは逃(に)げた。

Romanji

Keikan o mite dorobōtachi wa nigeta.

Words

警官 (けいかん)

policeman

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

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

Kanji

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

官

Reading: カン

Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

泥

Readings: デイ、 ナイ、 デ、 ニ、 どろ

Meanings: mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

棒

Reading: ボウ

Meanings: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

逃

Readings: トウ、 に.げる、 に.がす、 のが.す、 のが.れる

Meanings: escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free