猟(りょう)犬(けん) ryoukenは wa熊(くま) kumaを o必(ひっ)死(し) hisshiになって ninatte追(お)い()か()け()て()い()た() oikaketeita。 The hunting dogs were chasing the bear for all they were worth. Literal Hunting-dog [topic-は] bear [object-を] desperately chasing-ていた. 猟犬 ('hunting dog, hound'). 必死 ('desperate, frantic') + に (adverbial) = 'desperately.' 追いかける ('to chase, pursue') is a compound verb. ~ていた for past continuous ('was chasing'). natureanimalscompound verb~ていた (past progressive/state)
猟(りょう)犬(けん) ryoukenは wa熊(くま) kumaを o必(ひっ)死(し) hisshiになって ninatte追(お)い()か()け()て()い()た() oikaketeita。 The hunting dogs were chasing the bear for all they were worth. Literal Hunting-dog [topic-は] bear [object-を] desperately chasing-ていた. 猟犬 ('hunting dog, hound'). 必死 ('desperate, frantic') + に (adverbial) = 'desperately.' 追いかける ('to chase, pursue') is a compound verb. ~ていた for past continuous ('was chasing'). natureanimalscompound verb~ていた (past progressive/state)