Questions & Answers about Mødet trak ud, så jeg kom for sent hjem.
Why is trak ud translated as "dragged on"?
The verb at trække usually means "to pull", and ud means "out". As a phrasal verb, at trække ud metaphorically means to "pull out" in time, or to last longer than expected. Trak is the past tense here.
Why does the sentence use kom to mean "got"?
English often uses "got" to talk about arriving somewhere, but Danish relies on at komme (to come). Therefore, jeg kom hjem is the most natural way to say "I got home" or "I arrived home".
Why is there a -t at the end of for sent instead of just being for sen?
Because the word describes the verb kom (how you arrived), it functions as an adverb. In Danish, you generally turn an adjective into an adverb by adding a -t to the end, which is why the adjective sen becomes sent.
Could I use hjemme instead of hjem in this sentence?
No. Danish makes a strict distinction between motion and location. Because you are moving towards your house (using the verb kom), you must use the directional word hjem. You would only use hjemme if you were already stationary inside the house.