奪う (Ubau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to take (by force), to take away, to snatch, to steal”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of
- godan verb, transitive verbto absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzleas 心を〜, 目を〜, etc.
Examples
彼は僕の鞄を奪った。
He robbed me of my bag.
彼女は財布を奪われた。
She was robbed of her purse.
彼は私の財布を奪った。
He robbed me of my purse.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).