母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaは waトム tomuの no咳(せき) sekiの noこと kotoを o心(しん)配(ぱい) shinpaiしている shiteiru。 The mother is worried about Tom's cough. Literal Mother [topic-は] Tom [possessive-の] cough [matter-のこと] [object-を] is-worrying のこと wraps 'Tom's cough' into a broader concern — not the cough itself but the situation around it. 心配している = 'is worrying' (ongoing). familyhealth~ている (ongoing state)~のこと (about, regarding)
母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaは waトム tomuの no咳(せき) sekiの noこと kotoを o心(しん)配(ぱい) shinpaiしている shiteiru。 The mother is worried about Tom's cough. Literal Mother [topic-は] Tom [possessive-の] cough [matter-のこと] [object-を] is-worrying のこと wraps 'Tom's cough' into a broader concern — not the cough itself but the situation around it. 心配している = 'is worrying' (ongoing). familyhealth~ている (ongoing state)~のこと (about, regarding)