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Learn Japanese: okureru - to be late; to be delayed; to be overdue

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okureru

遅おくれるokureru

to be late; to be delayed; to be overdue

okureru

Breakdown & Usages Conjugations

Breakdown of okureru

A sheep always walks slowly, especially when it's carrying a flag. Therefore, it's always late.

Usages of okureru

遅おくれて　ごめん　なさい。okurete gomen nasai.

Please excuse my being late.

Sentence from Tatoeba

バス　が　遅おそかった　から、　　に　れました。

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

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basu ga osokatta kara, gakkou ni okuremasita.

Because the bus was late, I was late for school.

トラフィック　で　遅おくれた。torafikku de okureta.

I was late because of traffic.

きっと　彼かれら　は　遅おくれる。kitto karera ha okureru.

They will surely be late.

飛ひ行こう機き　は　遅おくれる　か。hikouki ha okureru ka.

Will the airplane be delayed?

事じ故こ　の　ため　に　電でん車しゃ　が　遅おくれました。ziko no tame ni densya ga okuremasita.

The train was delayed because of an accident.

早はやく　起おきない　と、　遅おくれます　よ。hayaku okinai to, okuremasu yo.

If you don't get up quickly, you'll be late.

電でん車しゃ　が　早はやければ、　遅おくれません。densya ga hayakereba, okuremasen.

If the train is early, I won’t be late.

電でん車しゃ　が　早はやく　なければ、　遅おくれます。densya ga hayaku nakereba, okuremasu.

If the train is not early, I will be late.

遅おくれて　すみません。okurete sumimasen.

I'm sorry for being late.

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