病(びょう)気(き) byoukiが ga彼(かれ)の() kareno体(たい)力(りょく) tairyokuを o奪(うば)い()取(と)っ()た() ubaitotta。 The illness sapped his strength. Literal Illness [subject-が] his physical-strength [object-を] robbed. 体力を奪い取った — 奪い取る is a compound verb meaning 'to rob, to snatch away,' more forceful than just 奪う. Illness is personified as an agent that steals strength. bodyhealthcompound verbmetaphorical use
病(びょう)気(き) byoukiが ga彼(かれ)の() kareno体(たい)力(りょく) tairyokuを o奪(うば)い()取(と)っ()た() ubaitotta。 The illness sapped his strength. Literal Illness [subject-が] his physical-strength [object-を] robbed. 体力を奪い取った — 奪い取る is a compound verb meaning 'to rob, to snatch away,' more forceful than just 奪う. Illness is personified as an agent that steals strength. bodyhealthcompound verbmetaphorical use