奪う (うばう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

奪う (うばう) means to snatch away / to steal / to take by force.

See example sentences below.

奪う at a glance

奪う

うばうubau

N3verb

to snatch away / to steal / to take by force

奪ううばうubauN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to snatch away / to steal / to take by force

Example 1

子供からおもちゃを奪う。

Translation

He snatched the toy from the child.

Example 2

時間を奪われた気がする。

Translation

I feel like my time was taken away.