盗む (Nusumu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to steal, to plagiarize, to steal (a technique, idea, etc.), to watch and learn”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto steal
- godan verb, transitive verbto plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to watch and learn
- godan verb, transitive verbto do stealthilyoft. as 目を盗んで
- godan verb, transitive verbto do during scant timeusu. as 暇を盗んで
- godan verb, transitive verbto steal a base
Examples
彼は財布を盗まれた。
He had his wallet stolen.
盗むのは悪いことだ。
It is bad to steal.
彼は昨日車を盗まれた。
He had his car stolen yesterday.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).