Learn Japanese: basu ga osokatta kara, gakkou ni okuremasita. - Because the bus was late, I was late for school.

バス　が　遅おそかった　から、　学がっ校こう　に　遅おくれました。basu ga osokatta kara, gakkou ni okuremasita.

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

From Lesson 249:Explaining why with から less formally·Japanese

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Breakdown of basu ga osokatta kara, gakkou ni okuremasita.

がga

subject particle

にni

at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]

to be late; to be delayed; to be overdue

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita