泥棒が現行犯で捕まった

N4 泥棒 dorobou thief, burglar, theft N1 現行 genkou present, current, in operation

N2 泥 dei, nai, de, ni / doro, nazu.mu mud, mire, adhere to N2 棒 bou rod, stick, cane N3 現 gen / arawa.reru, arawa.su, utsutsu, utsu.tsu present, existing, actual N5 行 kou, gyou, an / i.ku, yu.ku, -yu.ki, -yuki, -i.ki, -iki, okona.u, oko.nau going, journey, carry out N3 犯 han, bon / oka.su crime, sin, offense N3 捕 ho / to.raeru, to.rawareru, to.ru, tora.eru, tora.wareru, tsuka.maeru, tsuka.maru catch, capture, attraper

N5 〜が ga Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences N5 〜で de Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context