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Because there was traffic, I was late to the meeting.
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Vocabulary list

juutai
noun, suru verb
  1. congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
tame
noun, adverb
  1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. consequence; result; effect
  4. affecting; regarding; concerning
kaigi
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
okureru

Plain Past Indicative Form

okureta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue (usu. 遅れる)
  2. to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times) (oft. 後れる)
  3. to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death (oft. 後れる)
  4. to be slow (of a clock or watch)

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