車が故障したので私は遅刻した。

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車 が 故障した ので 私 は 遅刻した 。

English Translation

I was late because my car broke down.

Furigana

車(くるま)が故障(こしょう)したので私(わたし)は遅刻(ちこく)した。

Romanji

Kuruma ga koshōshita node watashi wa chikokushita.

Words

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

が (が)

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

故障 (こしょう)

breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order; damage; hurt; objection; protest

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

遅刻 (ちこく)

lateness; late coming

Kanji

車

Readings: シャ、 くるま

Meaning: car

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

障

Readings: ショウ、 さわ.る

Meanings: hinder, hurt, harm

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

遅

Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い

Meanings: slow, late, back, later

刻

Readings: コク、 きざ.む、 きざ.み

Meanings: engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving