私は病院へ行く途中、交通渋滞にあって立ち往生してしまった。

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English Translation

I was held up on my way to the hospital in a traffic jam.

Furigana

私(わたし)は病院(びょういん)へ行(い)く途中(とちゅう)、交通(こうつう)渋滞(じゅうたい)にあって立(たおうじょう)ち往生()してしまった。

Romanji

Watashi wa byōin e iku tochū, kōtsū jūtai ni atte tachiōjōshiteshimatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

病院 (びょういん)

hospital

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

途中 (とちゅう)

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

渋滞 (じゅうたい)

congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

立ち往生 (たちおうじょう)

bring to a standstill; stalling; stranding