母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaは wa一(ひと)晩(ばん)中(じゅう) hitobanjuu起(お)き()て() okite息(むす)子(こ) musukoを o待(ま)っ()た() matta。 The mother stayed up all night waiting for her son. Literal Mother [topic-は] all-night awake-[sequential-て] son [object-を] waited 一晩中 = 'all night long' (一 one + 晩 evening + 中 throughout). 起きて待った = 'stayed awake and waited' — て links the two concurrent actions. familyemotions~て form (chaining)
母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaは wa一(ひと)晩(ばん)中(じゅう) hitobanjuu起(お)き()て() okite息(むす)子(こ) musukoを o待(ま)っ()た() matta。 The mother stayed up all night waiting for her son. Literal Mother [topic-は] all-night awake-[sequential-て] son [object-を] waited 一晩中 = 'all night long' (一 one + 晩 evening + 中 throughout). 起きて待った = 'stayed awake and waited' — て links the two concurrent actions. familyemotions~て form (chaining)