次のバスには遅れるだろうが、とにかく真夜中前には着くよ。

Sentence Analyzer

次のばすには遅れるだろうが、とにかく真夜中前には着くよ。

English Translation

We may miss the next bus but at any rate we'll be there before midnight.

Furigana

次(つぎ)のバスには遅(おく)れるだろうが、とにかく真夜中(まよなか)前(まえ)には着(つ)くよ。

Romanji

Tsugi no basu ni wa okureru darou ga, tonikaku mayonaka mae ni wa tsuku yo.

Words

次 (つぎ)

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

バス (バス)

bus; bath; bass

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

遅れる (おくれる)

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

兎に角 (とにかく)

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; at least

真夜中 (まよなか)

dead of night; midnight

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

着く (つく)

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!