also: どろぼー
泥棒する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 泥棒する | 泥棒しない |
| Polite | 泥棒します | 泥棒しません |
| Past polite | 泥棒しました | 泥棒しませんでした |
| Past | 泥棒した | 泥棒しなかった |
| Te-form | 泥棒して | 泥棒しないで |
| Desire | 泥棒したい | 泥棒したくない |
| Potential | 泥棒できる | 泥棒できない |
| Passive | 泥棒される | 泥棒されない |
| Causative | 泥棒させる | 泥棒させない |
| Causative passive | 泥棒させられる | 泥棒させられない |
| Volitional | 泥棒しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 泥棒しましょう | |
| Imperative | 泥棒しろ | 泥棒するな |
| Conditional | 泥棒すれば | 泥棒しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 泥棒したら | 泥棒しなかったら |
The police caught the thief.
A burglar broke into the house next door last night.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Used as a noun for the act or incident of stealing. Common in phrases such as 泥棒に入る and 泥棒に入られる for burglary.
We were burgled while we were away.
Theft is a crime.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
steal; commit theft
As 泥棒する, it means to steal something; it is more casual and less standard-sounding than 盗む or formal 窃盗する.
When I stole my little brother's snacks, I was found out right away.
It seems a burglar broke into the house next door.
My house was burglarized while I was away.
The police caught the thief.
I was robbed while traveling.
泥棒 is an ordinary, everyday thief or burglar, while 怪盗 is a stylish, elusive fictional thief with a code of honor.
泥棒 is a common, everyday word that can mean both 'thief' and the act of stealing, while 盗み refers only to the act itself.
泥棒 is a general word for a thief or burglar, whereas 万引き refers specifically to someone who steals goods from a shop.
cattle thief; rustler
flower thief; stealing flowers
Rare kanji variant given; 泥棒 is the normal spelling.