Japanese phrase
___が悪化しました。 ___ ga ak ka shi ma shi ta
Meaning
___ got worse.
When to use it
Reports that a situation is now worse than before. The wording is clear and somewhat formal, so it often appears in updates or careful speech.
Example dialogue
渋滞が悪化しました。 jū tai ga ak ka shi ma shi ta
The traffic got worse.
別の道に行きましょう。 betsu no michi ni i ki ma shō
Let's take another route.