私は駅へ急いだが、列車に乗り遅れた。

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私 は 駅 へ 急いだ が 、 列車 に 乗り遅れた 。

English Translation

I hurried to the station only to miss the train.

Furigana

私(わたし)は駅(えき)へ急(いそ)いだが、列車(れっしゃ)に乗(の)り遅(おく)れた。

Romanji

Watashi wa eki e isoida ga, 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

駅 (えき)

station

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

急ぐ (いそぐ)

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

が (が)

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

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.)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

駅

Reading: エキ

Meaning: station

急

Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ

Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

列

Readings: レツ、 レ

Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column

車

Readings: シャ、 くるま

Meaning: car

乗

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 の.る、 -の.り、 の.せる

Meanings: ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join

遅

Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い

Meanings: slow, late, back, later