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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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