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"He caught the thief red-handed." in German

Er ertappte den Dieb auf frischer Tat.
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he er
the den
thief Dieb
on auf
fresh frischer
deed Tat

Summary

The German translation for “He caught the thief red-handed.” is Er ertappte den Dieb auf frischer Tat.. The German, Er ertappte den Dieb auf frischer Tat., can be broken down into 6 parts:"he" (er), "the" (den), "thief" (Dieb), "on" (auf), "fresh" (frischer) and "deed" (Tat).

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