バスが遅れたので、我々は雨の中をながいこと待たねばならなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

ばすが遅れたので、我々は雨の中をながいこと待たねばならなかった。

English Translation

Since the bus had been delayed, we had a long wait in the rain.

Furigana

バスが遅(おく)れたので、我々(われわれ)は雨(あめ)の中(なか)をながいこと待(ま)たねばならなかった。

Romanji

Basu ga okureta node, wareware wa ame no naka o nagai koto matanebanaranakatta.

Words

バス (バス)

bus; bath; bass

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

遅れる (おくれる)

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

雨 (あめ)

rain

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need