Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

泥棒(どろぼう)thief, burglar, robber, theft

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      thief, burglar, robber

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      theft, burglary, robbery

    All Forms

    泥棒 【どろぼう】泥坊 【どろぼう】ドロボー

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 2,000

    Examples

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      近所(きんじょ)泥棒(どろぼう)()たと()きました。

      I heard that there was a thief in the neighborhood.

      • N4

      警察官(けいさつかん)はまだ泥棒(どろぼう)(つか)まえられていないようだ。

      The policemen have yet to catch the thief.

      • N4

      居酒屋(いざかや)店員(てんいん):「あの(ひと)泥棒(どろぼう)よ!(だれ)(つか)まえて!(のが)さないで!」

      Tavern clerk: 'He's a thief! Somebody catch him! Don't let him get away!'

      • N4

      泥棒(どろぼう)()いかけているところで(あし)(から)ませて(ころ)んでしまいました。

      I was chasing a thief and got my feet tangled up and fell.

      • N3

      (いえ)泥棒(どろぼう)(はい)らないようにするには、一人暮(ひとりぐ)らしのように()せない(こと)重要(じゅうよう)だ。

      To keep burglars out of your home, it is important not to make it look like you live alone.

      • N3
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