私たちが遅れたのは交通が混雑していたからです。
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English Translation
Our delay was due to traffic congestion.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi ga okureta no wa kōtsū ga konzatsushiteita kara desu.
Words
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
遅れる
(おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
交通
(こうつう)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
混雑
(こんざつ)
congestion; crush; crowding; jam; confusion; disorder
から
(から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
です
(です)
be; is
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: コン、 ま.じる、 -ま.じり、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 こ.む
Meanings: mix, blend, confuse
Readings: ザツ、 ゾウ、 まじ.える、 まじ.る
Meaning: miscellaneous