その泥棒は少年にナイフを突きつけようとした。

Sentence Analyzer

その 泥棒 は 少年 に ないふ を 突きつけよう と した 。

English Translation

The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.

Furigana

その泥棒(どろぼう)は少年(しょうねん)にナイフを突(つ)きつけようとした。

Romanji

Sono dorobō wa shōnen ni naifu o tsukitsukeyou to shita.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

泥棒 (どろぼう)

thief; burglar; robber; theft

は (は)

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

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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

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.

突き付ける (つきつける)

to thrust before; to thrust at

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

泥

Readings: デイ、 ナイ、 デ、 ニ、 どろ

Meanings: mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

棒

Reading: ボウ

Meanings: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

突

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く

Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden