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わたし
私
は
れっしゃ
列車
に
の
乗
り
おく
遅
れた。もっと
はや
早
く
きた
来
るべきだった。
I missed the train. I should have come earlier.
Grammar and points of interest
べき べき
 
should; ought to
私は列車に乗り遅れた。もっと早く来るべきだった。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
私は列車に乗り遅れた。もっと早く来るべきだった。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
私は列車に乗り遅れた。もっと早く来るべきだった。
Conjugations and inflections
  乗り遅れた is the past form of ichidan verb 乗り遅れる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  来る is the plain form of 'ru' godan verb 来る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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れ っ し ゃ 0 れ っ し ゃ 1
noun
train (ordinary)
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の り お く れ る 5
Most common form: 乗りおくれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to miss (train, bus, etc.)
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も っ と 1
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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は や く 1
1. early; soon
2. quickly; swiftly; rapidly; fast
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き た る 2
1. next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming  (opposite: 去る)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to come; to arrive; to be due to  (orig. meaning)
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べ き 1
auxiliary
1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done  (suf. to verbs; often written with kana only)
2. -able  (passive ending; often written with kana only)
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
列
レツ    row   
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刂
トウ   かたな sword   
歹
death
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
車
シャ   くるま car   
乗
ジョウ   load; power   のる to board   のせる to load on   
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遅
チ   おそい late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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羊
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
尸
corpse
⻌
move
早
ソウ   サッ   early; fast   はやい early   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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丨
stick   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
来
ライ   くる to come   きたる to be forthcoming   きたす to induce   
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丷
eight
未
ミ    not yet   
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