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Zach

危なく電車に乗り遅れるところだった。

Sentence Analyzer

危なく 電車 乗り遅れる ところ だった

English Translation

I almost missed the train.

Furigana

(あぶ)なく電車(でんしゃ)()(おく)れるところだった。

Romanji

Abunaku densha ni noriokureru tokoro datta.

Words

危ない (あぶない)
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow; look out!; watch out!
電車 (でんしゃ)
train; electric train
()
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.)
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
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
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later