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Zach

母が早く帰ってくるように言ったが遅くなってしまった。

Sentence Analyzer

早く 帰ってくる ように 言った 遅く なってしまった

English Translation

Mother told me to come home early, but I was late.

Furigana

(はは)(はや)(かえ)ってくるように()ったが(おそ)くなってしまった。

Romanji

Haha ga hayaku kaettekuru yōni itta ga osoku natteshimatta.

Words

(はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)
mother
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
早い (はやい)
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick
帰る (かえる)
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
遅い (おそい)
slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ソウ、 サッ、 はや.い、 はや、 はや-、 はや.まる、 はや.める、 さ-
Meanings: early, fast
Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later