その事故のせいで、列車に乗り遅れてしまった。

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English Translation

The traffic accident prevented me from catching the train.

Furigana

その事故(じこ)のせいで、列車(れっしゃ)に乗(の)り遅(おく)れてしまった。

Romanji

Sono jiko no sei de, ressha ni noriokureteshimatta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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

所為 (せい、せえ)

consequence; outcome; result; blame

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

乗り遅れる (のりおくれる)

to miss (train, bus, etc.)