tomodati ha kono supuritto kara supea wo toritagatte iru.

No. Japanese is normally written without spaces:

友達はこのスプリットからスペアを取りたがっている。

Spaces are often added in teaching materials to help beginners see the parts of the sentence more clearly.

友達 means friend.

The particle は marks 友達 as the topic of the sentence: as for the friend, this is what is happening.

So the sentence is structured like:

• 友達は = as for my/the friend
• このスプリットからスペアを取りたがっている = wants to make a spare from this split

Why は instead of が?

• は presents friend as the topic, something already known or being talked about.
• が would put more focus on the friend as the specific subject.

In many ordinary sentences like this, は sounds very natural.

Katakana is commonly used for loanwords, especially words borrowed from English.

Here:

• スプリット = split
• スペア = spare

These are bowling terms that Japanese usually writes in katakana.

この means this and modifies the noun that follows it.

So:

• このスプリット = this split

It refers to a specific split situation, probably one visible in the context, like the pins currently left standing.

Yes, から basically means from, but here it has a special nuance.

In this sentence:

• このスプリットからスペアを取る

means something like:

• to make/get a spare from this split
• to convert this split into a spare

So から shows the starting situation: the person is beginning with a difficult pin setup, this split, and trying to end up with a spare.

Because スペア is the direct object of the verb 取る.

In this expression:

• スペアを取る = to get/make a spare

So を marks the thing being achieved or obtained.

Even though English might phrase this as make a spare, Japanese uses 取る here, so スペア is the object.

Yes, 取る often means to take, but like many common Japanese verbs, it has several extended meanings depending on the context.

In sports or games, 取る can mean things like:

• to score
• to get
• to make
• to secure

So in bowling:

• スペアを取る = to make/get a spare

This is a set expression, so it is best learned as a chunk.

This is one of the most important grammar points in the sentence.

• 取りたい = want to make/get a spare
• 取りたがっている = is showing signs of wanting to make/get a spare

Japanese usually avoids stating another person’s inner feelings directly unless the speaker has special authority or is speaking very personally. So for a third person like friend, Japanese often uses 〜たがる instead of 〜たい.

So:

• 友達はスペアを取りたい。
  Grammatically possible in some contexts, but often sounds like the speaker is directly declaring the friend’s internal desire.
• 友達はスペアを取りたがっている。
  More natural: the friend seems to want to make the spare.

〜たがる is attached to the ます-stem of a verb and means:

• to show signs of wanting to...
• to appear to want to...

Here:

• 取る → 取り
• 取り + たがる → 取りたがる

So:

• 取りたがる = to show that one wants to get/make it

It is commonly used for third-person desire.

Because 〜ている often describes an ongoing state or visible condition.

Compare:

• 取りたがる = has a tendency to want / shows desire
• 取りたがっている = is currently showing that desire

In this sentence, 友達はこのスプリットからスペアを取りたがっている suggests that the friend is now acting or looking like they really want to convert the split.

So 〜たがっている often feels more natural when describing what someone is currently showing through behavior, expression, or situation.

Usually, no.

For your own desire, Japanese normally uses 〜たい:

• スペアを取りたい。 = I want to make a spare.

For another person’s desire, Japanese often uses 〜たがる:

• 友達はスペアを取りたがっている。 = My friend seems to want to make a spare.

Using 〜たがる for yourself is unusual unless you are speaking about yourself very objectively or rhetorically.

友達 by itself can mean:

• a friend
• my friend
• the friend
• friends

The exact meaning depends on context.

Japanese often leaves out things that are understood from the situation, including possessives like my. So if the context already makes it clear whose friend it is, 私の is unnecessary.

If you want to be explicit, you could say:

• 私の友達はこのスプリットからスペアを取りたがっている。

But in normal conversation, simply 友達は is very common.

By itself, 友達 can be either singular or plural. Japanese nouns usually do not change form for singular vs. plural.

So depending on context, it could mean:

• friend
• friends

In this sentence, it is most naturally understood as one friend, because the rest of the sentence sounds like it is describing a single person’s desire.

Yes, it is understandable and grammatically fine, especially in a bowling context.

It means something like:

• the friend is trying to convert this split into a spare
• the friend really wants to make a spare from this split

The slightly notable point is that 取りたがっている focuses on the friend’s visible desire rather than simply the factual goal. So it sounds like the speaker is observing the friend’s attitude or eagerness.