彼は四人の警官によって深夜拉致された。

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彼は四人の警官によって深夜拉致された。

English Translation

He was spirited away by four police officers in the middle of the night.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は四(よん)人(にん)の警官(けいかん)によって深夜(しんや)拉致(らち)された。

Romanji

Kare wa yon nin no keikan niyotte shin'ya rachisareta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

警官 (けいかん)

policeman

に因って (によって)

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

深夜 (しんや)

late at night

拉致 (らち)

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction