私は着くのが遅すぎたので列車に乗り遅れた。

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English Translation

I arrived too late and missed the train.

Furigana

私(わたし)は着(つ)くのが遅(おそ)すぎたので列車(れっしゃ)に乗(の)り遅(おく)れた。

Romanji

Watashi wa tsuku no ga ososugita node ressha ni noriokureta.

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

着く (つく)

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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

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...

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

乗り遅れる (のりおくれる)

to miss (train, bus, etc.)