その船は私たちの船に迫ってきた。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
The ship gained on us.
Furigana
その船 は私 たちの船 に迫 ってきた。
Romanji
Sono fune wa watashitachi no fune ni semattekita.
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...
船
(ふね)
ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
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
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
迫る
(せまる、せる)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel