彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaを o喜(よろこ)ば()せ() yorokobaseたかった takatta。 She wanted to make her mother happy. Literal She [topic-は] mother [object-を] wanted-to-make-happy. 喜ばせる is the causative of 喜ぶ ('to be delighted'). ~たかった is the past tense of ~たい. The combination naturally expresses wanting to cause someone else's happiness. familyemotions~たい (want to)causative form (~せる/~させる)
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaを o喜(よろこ)ば()せ() yorokobaseたかった takatta。 She wanted to make her mother happy. Literal She [topic-は] mother [object-を] wanted-to-make-happy. 喜ばせる is the causative of 喜ぶ ('to be delighted'). ~たかった is the past tense of ~たい. The combination naturally expresses wanting to cause someone else's happiness. familyemotions~たい (want to)causative form (~せる/~させる)