窃盗|せっとうsettou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivetheft; stealing; larceny
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 窃盗する（せっとうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 窃盗します（せっとうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 窃盗しない（せっとうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 窃盗しません（せっとうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 窃盗せず・窃盗せぬ（せっとうせず・せっとうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 窃盗した（せっとうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 窃盗しました（せっとうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 窃盗しなかった（せっとうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 窃盗しませんでした（せっとうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 窃盗して（せっとうして） |
| Potential | 窃盗できる（せっとうできる） |
| Passive | 窃盗される（せっとうされる） |
| Causative | 窃盗させる（せっとうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 窃盗させられる（せっとうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 窃盗すれば（せっとうすれば） |
| tara | 窃盗したら（せっとうしたら） |
| Volitional | 窃盗しよう（せっとうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 窃盗しましょう（せっとうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 窃盗しろ（せっとうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym盗むぬすむNeutralNeutral verb for stealing, also for secretly learning a skill or technique; the most common everyday word, while 「窃盗」 is a formal Sino-Japanese noun.
- Synonym盗みぬすみNeutralNeutral noun for the act of stealing, common in everyday speech; 「窃盗」 is formal and legal.
- Synonym窃取せっしゅWrittenWritten/formal prose for stealing what belongs to another, common in legal documents; 「窃盗」 names the crime and can also mean the thief.
- Synonym盗み取るぬすみとるNeutralNeutral verb meaning to steal and make off with something; 「窃盗」 is a formal Sino-Japanese noun.
- SynonymくすねるCasualColloquial for pilfering small things on the sly; 「窃盗」 is the formal crime name.
- SynonymがめるCasualColloquial for secretly taking something for oneself, also for greedily chasing a big win in mahjong; 「窃盗」 is more formal.
- SynonymちょろまかすCasualColloquial for pilfering when no one is watching, or slipping things past people by deception; 「窃盗」 is more formal.
- Related泥棒どろぼうNeutralThe everyday word for a thief or for the act of stealing, the most common in daily use; 「窃盗」 is formal and legal.
- Related略奪りゃくだつWrittenWritten/formal prose for plunder or looting by a group using violence; 「窃盗」 is stealthy theft.
- Related横領おうりょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for unlawfully keeping another's or public property, e.g. embezzling funds or pocketing found items; 「窃盗」 is stealing what belongs to others.
- Related着服ちゃくふくWrittenWritten/formal prose for pocketing or embezzling money; 「窃盗」 is stealing another person's property.
- Related横取りよこどりNeutralSnatching another person's property or achievements from the side; 「窃盗」 is stealthy theft.
- Related掠め取るかすめとるWrittenWritten/formal prose for cheating people out of things or snatching them away; 「窃盗」 suggests stealthy taking.
- RelatedかっさらうCasualColloquial for snatching something away in one swift motion; 「窃盗」 is stealing done in secret.
- RelatedパクるCasualColloquial slang for stealing or plagiarizing, also for arresting someone (being nabbed is 「パクられる」); 「窃盗」 is more formal.
- RelatedかすめるWrittenWritten/formal prose for stealing swiftly through an opening, also for grazing past something; 「窃盗」 is theft in the general sense.
- RelatedかっぱらうCasualColloquial for swiping something while people are off guard; 「窃盗」 is stealing done in secret.
- Related横奪おうだつWrittenWritten/formal prose for forcibly taking something over as one's own; 「窃盗」 is stealing in secret.
- Related盗み出すぬすみだすNeutralNeutral verb for stealing something and carrying it off; 「窃盗」 is a formal Sino-Japanese noun.
- Related盗るとるCasualA colloquial way of writing 「取る」 when it means to steal; 「窃盗」 is more formal.
- Related盗取とうしゅWrittenWritten/formal prose for stealing; in everyday speech use 「盗む」.
Use 「窃盗」 for the act or crime of theft, as in 「窃盗罪」 and 「窃盗事件」. In everyday speech, say 「盗む」 to steal, 「泥棒」 for a thief, and 「くすねる」 for pilfering small things on the sly. Use 「横領」 for unlawfully keeping another's or public property and 「略奪」 for violent plunder by a group.
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