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電車はほとんど一時間遅れていた。

Sentence Analyzer

電車 ほとんど 時間 遅れていた

English Translation

The train was almost an hour behind time.

Furigana

電車(でんしゃ)はほとんど(いち)時間(じかん)(おく)れていた。

Romanji

Densha wa hotondo ichi jikan okureteita.

Words

電車 (でんしゃ)
train; electric train
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
殆ど (ほとんど)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
遅れる (おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later