How to say we were held up for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late. in Japanese
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私たち私たち(watashitachi) (pn,adj-no) we/usはは(ha) (int) indicating a subject/yes/indeed/well/ha!/what?/huh?/sigh交通交通(koutsuu) (n,vs) traffic/transportation/communication/exchange/intercourseがが(ga) (prt) indicates sentence subject/indicates possessive/but/however/still/and３０no dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verb分分(fun) (n) minute渋滞渋滞(juutai) (n,vs) congestion/delay/stagnationしてそno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbの(prt) indicates possessive/nominalizes verbs and adjectives/substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases/indicates a confident conclusion/ indicates emotional emphasis/indicates questionためにために(tameni) for sake of/on behalf of/as a result of遅刻遅刻(chikoku) (n,vs,adj-no) lateness/late comingしたした(shita) (n) did/a past form of the previous verb/tongue/tongue-like object/clapper/talon。。(。) Japanese period "."
