美(うつく)し()い() utsukushii女(じょ)性(せい) joseiが ga私(わたし)の() watashino一(いち)列(れつ) ichiretsu前(まえ) maeに ni座(すわ)っ()て()い()た() suwatteita。 A beautiful woman was sitting one row ahead of me. Literal Beautiful woman [subject-が] my one-row ahead [in-に] was-sitting. 私の一列前に座っていた — 一列前 means 'one row in front.' 座っていた marks the past state. A narrative detail about seating. appearancestories and narrative~ていた (past progressive/state)
美(うつく)し()い() utsukushii女(じょ)性(せい) joseiが ga私(わたし)の() watashino一(いち)列(れつ) ichiretsu前(まえ) maeに ni座(すわ)っ()て()い()た() suwatteita。 A beautiful woman was sitting one row ahead of me. Literal Beautiful woman [subject-が] my one-row ahead [in-に] was-sitting. 私の一列前に座っていた — 一列前 means 'one row in front.' 座っていた marks the past state. A narrative detail about seating. appearancestories and narrative~ていた (past progressive/state)