彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaに ni会(あ)い() aiたがっている tagatteiru。 She's been wanting to see her mother. Literal She [topic-は] mother [to-に] wanting-to-meet is-showing. 会いたがっている combines ~たい (want to) with ~がる (show signs of feeling) and ~ている (ongoing state). Since 会いたい describes internal desire, ~がる is needed to describe someone else's wanting. familyemotions~たい (want to)~がる (show signs of feeling)
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaに ni会(あ)い() aiたがっている tagatteiru。 She's been wanting to see her mother. Literal She [topic-は] mother [to-に] wanting-to-meet is-showing. 会いたがっている combines ~たい (want to) with ~がる (show signs of feeling) and ~ている (ongoing state). Since 会いたい describes internal desire, ~がる is needed to describe someone else's wanting. familyemotions~たい (want to)~がる (show signs of feeling)