ものに in this sentence


> 思わず、その胸倉に掴みかかるが、彼女の姿をしていたものに触れた途端、それは波間に消える泡のように掻き消えてしまう。

I have no idea whether it is ものに as a whole, or もの by itself followed by に.




It is 「もの + に」.

> 「(object) + **に** + 触{ふ}れる」= "to touch (object)"

The sentence thus means:

> "Without thinking, (I) reach out to seize her by the collar, but the moment
> (I) touched the **thing that took the shape of the woman** , it disappears
> like the bubbles disappear between the waves."

Japanese is a highly contextual language. From this sentence alone, one could
not tell if the action-taker would be the speaker himself or a third person.




It is 「もの + に」.

> 「(object) + **に** + 触{ふ}れる」= "to touch (object)"

The sentence thus means:

> "Without thinking, (I) reach out to seize her by the collar, but the moment
> (I) touched the **thing that took the shape of the woman** , it disappears
> like the bubbles disappear between the waves."

Japanese is a highly contextual language. From this sentence alone, one could
not tell if the action-taker would be the speaker himself or a third person.

