彼のナイフを取り上げようとして、それに向かって跳びついた。

Sentence Analyzer

彼のないふを取り上げようとして、それに向かって跳びついた。

English Translation

I made a dive for his knife.

Furigana

彼(かれ)のナイフを取(と)り上(あ)げようとして、それに向(む)かって跳(と)びついた。

Romanji

Kare no naifu o toriageyou toshite, sore ni mukatte tobitsuita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

ナイフ (ナイフ)

knife

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

取り上げる (とりあげる)

to pick up; to take up; to adopt; to feature; to accept; to listen to; to take away; to confiscate; to deprive; to disqualify; to deliver (a child)

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

飛び付く (とびつく)

to jump at; to be attracted by