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They were hung up in a traffic jam for half an hour.
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Vocabulary list

karera
pronoun
  1. they; them (usu. in ref. to males or a mixed-sex group)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
koutsuujuutai
noun
  1. traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
koutsuu
noun, suru verb
  1. traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
juutai
noun, suru verb
  1. congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
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
hikkakaru

masu stem

hikkakari
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be caught in; to be stuck in
  2. to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time
  3. to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with
  4. to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated
  5. to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy
  6. to be obstructed; to be hindered
  7. to splash
hanjikan
noun
  1. half an hour (period of); half hour
han
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. half; semi-
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. half-past
noun
  1. odd number
  2. unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
jikan
noun
  1. time
  2. hour
  3. period; class; lesson
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
matsu

Causative Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

matasareta
godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to wait
  2. to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
  3. to depend on; to need (usu. in negative form)
matasu

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

matasareta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to keep (a person) waiting

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