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English Sentence:

The plane took off half an hour late.

Japanese Translation:

飛行機は30分遅れで離陸しました。

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Words used:

飛|行|機
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ひ|こう|き

ヒ|コウ|キ

hikōki

aeroplane

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は
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ハ

wa

(topic/comparison particle)

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三|十
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さん|じゅう

サン|ジュウ

sanjū

thirty, 30

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分
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ぷん

プン

pun

minute (pronunciation is used when preceded by 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10)

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遅|れ
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おく|れ

オク|レ

okure

delay (noun), (time) lag

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で
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デ

de

(and, particle for time, places, measure/means, reason, contents, unity/coordination, age)

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離|陸|しました
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り|りく|しました

リ|リク|シマシタ

ririku shimashita

to have taken off (polite) (e.g. airplane)

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