母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaは wa泣(な)い()て()い()る() naiteiru赤(あか)ん()坊(ぼう) akanbouを oなだめていた nadameteita。 The mother was soothing the crying baby. Literal Mother [topic-は] crying baby [object-を] was-soothing 泣いている赤ん坊 = 'the baby who is crying' — a relative clause modifying 赤ん坊. なだめる = to soothe/pacify. ~ていた marks the past ongoing action. familyparenting~ている (ongoing state)relative clause modifying a noun
母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaは wa泣(な)い()て()い()る() naiteiru赤(あか)ん()坊(ぼう) akanbouを oなだめていた nadameteita。 The mother was soothing the crying baby. Literal Mother [topic-は] crying baby [object-を] was-soothing 泣いている赤ん坊 = 'the baby who is crying' — a relative clause modifying 赤ん坊. なだめる = to soothe/pacify. ~ていた marks the past ongoing action. familyparenting~ている (ongoing state)relative clause modifying a noun