彼は約束の時間に５分ほど遅れてやってきた。

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English Translation

He came five minutes behind the appointed time.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は約束(やくそく)の時間(じかん)に５分(ふん)ほど遅(おく)れてやってきた。

Romanji

Kare wa yakusoku no jikan ni go fun hodo okurete yattekita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

約束 (やくそく)

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

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

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

分 (ぶん)

part; segment; share; ration; rate; degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot; in proportion to; just as much as

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

遅れる (おくれる)

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

やって来る (やってくる)

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)