彼、遅刻するかもしれないから、先に始めよう

N5 彼 kare he N3 遅刻 chikoku lateness, being late N5 する suru do, perform, try N3 かもしれない kamoshirenai maybe, perhaps N5 先 saki ahead / previous / destination N5 始め hajime beginning, start

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N3 遅 chi / oku.reru, oku.rasu, oso.i slow, late, back N3 刻 koku / kiza.mu, kiza.mi engrave, cut fine, chop N5 先 sen / saki, ma.zu before, ahead, previous N4 始 shi / haji.meru, -haji.meru, haji.maru commence, begin, commencer

N4 〜かもしれない kamoshirenai Indicates uncertain possibility, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means maybe or it may be that N4 〜始める hajimeru Indicates the beginning of an action or process, attaches to the verb stem, means start doing N5 〜から kara Indicates cause or reason, equivalent to because or since, connects two clauses explaining reason 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 〜も mo Means also, adds another similar item, often replaces particles such as wa ga or o N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜よ yo Sentence ending particle adding information to listener, emphasizes statement, expresses certainty or warning