野(や)犬(けん) yakenは wa突(とつ)然(ぜん) totsuzen子(こ)供(ども) kodomoに ni飛(と)び()か()か()っ()た() tobikakatta。 A stray dog suddenly pounced on the child. Literal Stray-dog [topic-は] suddenly child [at-に] pounced-on. 野犬 ('stray dog, wild dog') is the compound for dogs without owners, roaming loose. 飛びかかる ('pounce on, spring at') is a compound verb: 飛ぶ+かかる, with the auxiliary かかる adding the 'attack, come at' sense. Takes its target with に. wild animalscompound verb
野(や)犬(けん) yakenは wa突(とつ)然(ぜん) totsuzen子(こ)供(ども) kodomoに ni飛(と)び()か()か()っ()た() tobikakatta。 A stray dog suddenly pounced on the child. Literal Stray-dog [topic-は] suddenly child [at-に] pounced-on. 野犬 ('stray dog, wild dog') is the compound for dogs without owners, roaming loose. 飛びかかる ('pounce on, spring at') is a compound verb: 飛ぶ+かかる, with the auxiliary かかる adding the 'attack, come at' sense. Takes its target with に. wild animalscompound verb