父(ちち) chichiは wa今(いま) ima手(て)紙(がみ) tegamiを o書(か)く() kakuのに noni忙(いそが)し()い() isogashii。 My father is busy writing letters right now. Literal Father [topic-は] now letters [object-を] write [busy-のに忙しい]. 手紙を書くのに忙しい — the nominalized verb phrase (書くの) with に marks what keeps someone busy. 今 (now) anchors the statement in the present moment. familymail and postnominalizer の
父(ちち) chichiは wa今(いま) ima手(て)紙(がみ) tegamiを o書(か)く() kakuのに noni忙(いそが)し()い() isogashii。 My father is busy writing letters right now. Literal Father [topic-は] now letters [object-を] write [busy-のに忙しい]. 手紙を書くのに忙しい — the nominalized verb phrase (書くの) with に marks what keeps someone busy. 今 (now) anchors the statement in the present moment. familymail and postnominalizer の