大雪のため列車が30分遅れた。

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大雪のため列車が 30 分遅れた。

English Translation

The train was thirty minutes late on account of the heavy snow.

Furigana

大雪(おおゆき)のため列車(れっしゃ)が30分(ふん)遅(おく)れた。

Romanji

Ōyuki no tame ressha ga 30 fun okureta.

Words

大雪 (おおゆき、たいせつ)

heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

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

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

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

遅れる (おくれる)

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