盗ぬすむ

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

steal; take without permission

Core meaning: taking someone else's property or valuables secretly and illegally.

• 誰だれかが私わたしの財さい布ふを盗ぬすんだ。

  Someone stole my wallet.

• 美び術じゅつ館かんから絵えが盗ぬすまれた。

  A painting was stolen from the museum.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

plagiarize; steal an idea; learn by watching

Used for stealing intellectual property, copying techniques, or learning by secretly observing someone's methods. The 'watch and learn' nuance is often positive or neutral in context.

• 彼かれは先せん輩ぱいの技ぎ術じゅつを盗ぬすんで上じょう達たつした。

  He improved by learning his senior's techniques through observation.

• その記き事じは他ほかのサイトから文ぶん章しょうを盗ぬすんでいる。

  That article is plagiarizing text from other sites.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

do stealthily; do without being noticed

Often used in the phrase 目を盗んで, meaning to do something while someone isn't looking or without being noticed.

• 親おやの目めを盗ぬすんでゲームをした。

  I played games without my parents noticing.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

do in scant time; squeeze in

Usually used in the phrase 暇を盗んで, meaning to find or make time for something despite a busy schedule.

• 忙いそがしい合あい間まを盗ぬすんで読どく書しょを楽たのしんでいる。

  I enjoy reading by squeezing in time during my busy schedule.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

steal a base

Baseball term for advancing to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball.

• ランナーが二に塁るいを盗ぬすんだ。

  The runner stole second base.