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泥棒たちはお金を捜して机の引き出しを全部開けた。

Sentence Analyzer

泥棒たち お金 捜して 引き出し 全部 開けた

English Translation

The thieves pulled open all the drawers of the desk in search of money.

Furigana

泥棒(どろぼう)たちはお(かね)(さが)して(つくえ)()()しを全部(ぜんぶ)()けた。

Romanji

Dorobōtachi wa okane o sagashite tsukue no hikidashi o zenbu aketa.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
お金 (おかね)
money
()
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.
探す (さがす)
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
(つくえ、つき)
desk
()
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
引き出し (ひきだし)
drawer; withdrawal; drawing out; variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
全部 (ぜんぶ)
all; entire; whole; altogether
開ける (はだける)
to open; to bare; to expose; to stretch

Kanji

Readings: デイ、 ナイ、 デ、 ニ、 どろ
Meanings: mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to
Reading: ボウ
Meanings: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 シュウ、 さが.す
Meanings: search, look for, locate
Readings: キ、 つくえ
Meanings: desk, table
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal