なぜ遅れたの？
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English Translation
Why were you late?
Furigana
なぜ遅 れたの？
Romanji
Naze okureta no?
Words
何故
(なぜ、なにゆえ)
why; how
遅れる
(おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
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
Kanji
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later