私は到着が遅かったので彼の演説を聞けなかった。

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私 は 到着 が 遅かった ので 彼 の 演説 を 聞けなかった 。

English Translation

I arrived too late to hear his speech.

Furigana

私(わたし)は到着(とうちゃく)が遅(おそ)かったので彼(かれ)の演説(えんぜつ)を聞(き)けなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa tōchaku ga osokatta node kare no enzetsu o kikenakatta.

Words

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

到着 (とうちゃく)

arrival

が (が)

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

遅い (おそい)

slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid

ので (ので、んで)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

演説 (えんぜつ)

speech; address

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

聞ける (きける)

to tell

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

到

Readings: トウ、 いた.る

Meanings: arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in

着

Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける

Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

遅

Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い

Meanings: slow, late, back, later

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

演

Reading: エン

Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage

説

Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く

Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen