帰ってくるのが遅いといって彼女は子供を叱った。

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English Translation

She scolded the child for coming home so late.

Furigana

帰(かえ)ってくるのが遅(おそ)いといって彼女(かのじょ)は子供(こども)を叱(しか)った。

Romanji

Kaettekuru no ga osoi to itte kanojo wa kodomo o shikatta.

Words

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

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

叱る (しかる)

to scold