少年が自転車に乗って通りすがりに私のハンドバッグをひったくった。

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English Translation

A boy snatched my purse as he rode by on his bicycle.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)が自転車(じてんしゃ)に乗(の)って通(とお)りすがりに私(わたし)のハンドバッグをひったくった。

Romanji

Shōnen ga jitensha ni notte tōrisugari ni watashi no handobaggu o hittakutta.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)

bicycle

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

乗る (のる)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

通りすがり (とおりすがり)

on the way; passing; that happen to pass by

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

ハンドバッグ (ハンドバッグ)

handbag; purse

を (を)

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.

引ったくる (ひったくる)

to snatch from; to steal from