父(ちち) chichiは wa今朝(けさ) kesa、交(こう)通(つう)渋(じゅう)滞(たい) koutsuujuutaiの noために tameni仕(し)事(ごと) shigotoに ni遅(おく)れ()た() okureta。 My father was late for work this morning because of traffic. Literal Father [topic-は] this-morning, traffic-congestion [because of-のために] work [to-に] was-late. 交通渋滞のために (because of traffic congestion) marks the cause. 仕事に遅れた (was late for work) — 遅れる takes に for what one is late for. workfamilytransportation~のため (because of)
父(ちち) chichiは wa今朝(けさ) kesa、交(こう)通(つう)渋(じゅう)滞(たい) koutsuujuutaiの noために tameni仕(し)事(ごと) shigotoに ni遅(おく)れ()た() okureta。 My father was late for work this morning because of traffic. Literal Father [topic-は] this-morning, traffic-congestion [because of-のために] work [to-に] was-late. 交通渋滞のために (because of traffic congestion) marks the cause. 仕事に遅れた (was late for work) — 遅れる takes に for what one is late for. workfamilytransportation~のため (because of)