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わたし
私
たちが
おく
遅
れたのは
こうつう
交通
が
こんざつ
混雑
していたからです。
Our delay was due to traffic congestion.
Grammar and points of interest
particle の particle の
 
noun replacement / nominalization
私たちが遅れたのは交通が混雑していたからです。
X は Y です X は Y です
 
X is Y
私たちが遅れたのは交通が混雑していたからです。
Conjugations and inflections
  遅れた is the past form of ichidan verb 遅れる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  混雑していた is the past form of the progressive form of 'suru' verb 混雑   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
わ た し た ち 3
we; us
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お く れ る 0
Most common form: 後れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue  (see also: 遅刻)
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こ う つ う 0
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
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こ ん ざ つ 1
1. congestion; crush; crowding; jam
2. confusion; disorder
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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
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
交
コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   かう to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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六
ロク   むっつ six   むつ    むい    む    
父
フ   ちち father   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
乂
crossed swords
通
ツ   ツウ   とおる to pass through   とおす to let pass   かよう to commute   
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甬
use your ma
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用
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
マ
katakana 'ma'
混
コン   まぜる to mix   まざる    まじる to be mixed   こむ to be crowded   
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昆
コン    descendants   
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比
ヒ   くらべる to compare   
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匕
さじ spoon   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
氵
スイ   みず water   
雑
ザツ   ゾウ    miscellaneous   
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隹
little bird
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九
ク   キュウ   ここのつ nine   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
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