猿に飛びかかられて彼は怖がった。

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猿に飛びかかられて彼は怖がった。

English Translation

He was scared when the monkey jumped at him.

Furigana

猿(さる)に飛(と)びかかられて彼(かれ)は怖(こわ)がった。

Romanji

Saru ni tobikakararete kare wa kowagatta.

Words

猿 (さる、サル)

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook; bathhouse prostitute

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

飛び掛かる (とびかかる)

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

怖がる (こわがる)

to be afraid of; to fear; to dread; to be nervous (about); to be shy (of)