もう少しで電車に乗り遅れるところだった

N5 もう mou already / more N5 少し sukoshi a little N5 電車 densha train N4 遅れる okureru be late, be delayed

N4 少 shou / suku.nai, suko.shi few, little, un petit peu N5 電 den electricity, électricité, electricidad N5 車 sha / kuruma car, véhicule, voiture N3 乗 jou, shou / no.ru, -no.ri, no.seru ride, power, multiplication N3 遅 chi / oku.reru, oku.rasu, oso.i slow, late, back

N5 〜もう mou Indicates recent completion or change, equivalent to already, shows action completed before now N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜で de Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements N5 〜も mo Means also, adds another similar item, often replaces particles such as wa ga or o