警官のくせに泥棒を怖がるなんて。

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警官のくせに泥棒を怖がるなんて。

English Translation

Even though he's a policeman, he's afraid of thieves.

Furigana

警官(けいかん)のくせに泥棒(どろぼう)を怖(こわ)がるなんて。

Romanji

Keikan no kuse ni dorobō o kowagaru nante.

Words

警官 (けいかん)

policeman

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

救世 (きゅうせい、ぐぜ、くせ)

salvation

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

泥棒 (どろぼう)

thief; burglar; robber; theft

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.

怖がる (こわがる)

to be afraid of; to fear; to dread; to be nervous (about); to be shy (of)

なんて (なんて)

such as; (things) like; exclamation