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盗ぬすむ

Kana ぬすむ Romaji nusumu

JLPT N4 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · transitive

02godan verb · transitive

to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to watch and learn

03godan verb · transitive

to do stealthily

oft. as 目を盗んで

04godan verb · transitive

to do during scant time

usu. as 暇を盗んで

05godan verb · transitive

baseball

to steal a base

Examples

何冊かの本が盗まれた。

A number of books were stolen.

Tatoeba #229175

時計を盗まれた。

I had my watch stolen.

Tatoeba #150479

現金を盗まれた。

Someone stole my cash.

Tatoeba #174935

Other forms

偸む (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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