彼らは交通渋滞に引っかかり半時間も待たされた。

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English Translation

They were hung up in a traffic jam for half an hour.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは交通(こうつう)渋滞(じゅうたい)に引(ひ)っかかり半(はん)時間(じかん)も待(ま)たされた。

Romanji

Karera wa kōtsū jūtai ni hikkakari han jikan mo matasareta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

渋滞 (じゅうたい)

congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

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

引っかかる (ひっかかる)

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with; to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated; to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy; to be obstructed; to be hindered; to splash

半 (はん)

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

待たす (またす)

to keep (a person) waiting