僕(ぼく) bokuは wa寝(ね)坊(ぼう) nebouして shite学(がっ)校(こう) gakkouに ni遅(ち)刻(こく) chikokuした shita。 I overslept and was late for school. Literal I [topic-は] overslept-[sequential-て] school [to-に] was-late. 寝坊する ('to oversleep' — literally 'sleep-laziness') chains with て-form to 遅刻する ('to be late'). The て-form here expresses sequential cause-and-effect: oversleeping caused the lateness. schooldaily life~て form (chaining)
僕(ぼく) bokuは wa寝(ね)坊(ぼう) nebouして shite学(がっ)校(こう) gakkouに ni遅(ち)刻(こく) chikokuした shita。 I overslept and was late for school. Literal I [topic-は] overslept-[sequential-て] school [to-に] was-late. 寝坊する ('to oversleep' — literally 'sleep-laziness') chains with て-form to 遅刻する ('to be late'). The て-form here expresses sequential cause-and-effect: oversleeping caused the lateness. schooldaily life~て form (chaining)