報(ほう)復(ふく) houfukuの noおどかし odokashiが ga交(こう)渉(しょう) koushouを o妨(さまた)げ()て()い()ま()す() samatageteimasu。 Threats of retaliation are hindering the negotiations. Literal Retaliation [possessive-の] threats [subject-が] negotiations [object-を] are-hindering-[polite-ます] おどかし (from おどかす, to threaten) is a nominalized verb form meaning 'the act of threatening.' 妨げる + ている marks an ongoing obstruction. 報復 (ほうふく) = retaliation — a formal kanji compound. politicsgovernment~ている (ongoing state)masu-stem nominalization (連用形)
報(ほう)復(ふく) houfukuの noおどかし odokashiが ga交(こう)渉(しょう) koushouを o妨(さまた)げ()て()い()ま()す() samatageteimasu。 Threats of retaliation are hindering the negotiations. Literal Retaliation [possessive-の] threats [subject-が] negotiations [object-を] are-hindering-[polite-ます] おどかし (from おどかす, to threaten) is a nominalized verb form meaning 'the act of threatening.' 妨げる + ている marks an ongoing obstruction. 報復 (ほうふく) = retaliation — a formal kanji compound. politicsgovernment~ている (ongoing state)masu-stem nominalization (連用形)