台風のために新幹線が一時間も遅れた。

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台風のために新幹線が一時間も遅れた。

English Translation

The train was delayed for one hour on account of the typhoon.

Furigana

台風(たいふう)のために新幹線(しんかんせん)が一(いち)時間(じかん)も遅(おく)れた。

Romanji

Taifū no tameni shinkansen ga ichi jikan mo okureta.

Words

台風 (たいふう)

typhoon; hurricane

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

新幹線 (しんかんせん)

Shinkansen; bullet train

が (が)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

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

遅れる (おくれる)

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