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The thief ran away and the policeman ran after him.
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Vocabulary list

dorobou
noun
  1. thief; burglar; robber
noun, suru verb
  1. theft; burglary; robbery
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
nigeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

nigeta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to escape; to run away
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
keikan
noun
  1. police officer; policeman; constable
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
oikakeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

oikaketa
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to chase; to run after; to pursue

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