急いだのだが、その老婦人は終電車に乗り遅れた。

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English Translation

Even though she rushed, the elderly woman missed the last train.

Furigana

急(いそ)いだのだが、その老(ろう)婦人(ふじん)は終電車(しゅうでんしゃ)に乗(の)り遅(おく)れた。

Romanji

Isoida no da ga, sono rō fujin wa shūdensha ni noriokureta.

Words

急ぐ (いそぐ)

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

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

婦人 (ふじん)

woman; lady; adult female

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

終電車 (しゅうでんしゃ)

last train

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.)