母(はは) hahaは wa父(ちち) chichiに niケーキ keekiを o作(つく)っ()て()い()ま()す() tsukutteimasu。 My mother is making a cake for my father. Literal Mother [topic-は] father [for-に] cake [object-を] is-making-[polite-ます] 父にケーキを作っています = 'is making a cake for father.' に marks the recipient/beneficiary. ~ています marks the ongoing action. foodfamilycooking~ている (ongoing state)
母(はは) hahaは wa父(ちち) chichiに niケーキ keekiを o作(つく)っ()て()い()ま()す() tsukutteimasu。 My mother is making a cake for my father. Literal Mother [topic-は] father [for-に] cake [object-を] is-making-[polite-ます] 父にケーキを作っています = 'is making a cake for father.' に marks the recipient/beneficiary. ~ています marks the ongoing action. foodfamilycooking~ている (ongoing state)