電車が遅れたせいで会議に間に合わなかった

N5 電車 densha train N3 遅れ okure delay, lag N4 会議 kaigi business meeting; conference N4 間 aida interval, space, between, during

N5 電 den electricity, électricité, electricidad N5 車 sha / kuruma car, véhicule, voiture N3 遅 chi / oku.reru, oku.rasu, oso.i slow, late, back N4 会 kai, e / a.u, a.waseru, atsu.maru meeting, meet, party N3 議 gi deliberation, consultation, debate N5 間 kan, ken / aida, ma, ai interval, space, intervalle N3 合 gou, gatsu, katsu / a.u, -a.u, a.i, ai-, -a.i, -ai, a.wasu, a.waseru, -a.waseru fit, suit, join

N5 〜が ga Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences 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 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options