Japanese Grammar – MADE and KARA (まで and から) |
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![]() から (kara) is similar to “from“. まで (made) is similar to “until“, “(up) to“, or “as far as“. まで (made) and から (kara) are often used in the same sentence to describe a route between A and B. The form is pretty straight forward (literally!):
Although the particles から (kara) and まで (made) have many uses, this lesson will focus on their application together. In the example above, A and B refer to points in physical space.. but they can also represent time as well. For example, we can use these particles to describe a period of time from 1 o’clock to 3 o’clock. I’ll cover that in my examples below.
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Examples of MADE and KARA (まで and から) |
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きょうからあしたまでべんきょうします。 |
kyou kara ashita made benkyou shimasu | |
ここからきょうとまではでんしゃでにじゅっぷんです。 koko kara Kyoto made wa densha de nijuppun desu. It is twenty minutes by train from here to Kyoto. |
koko kara Kyoto made wa densha de nijuppun desu | |
watashi no ie kara gakkou made nana kiro meetoru arimasu (My house is 7KM to the school.) |
watashi no ie kara gakkou made nana kiro meetoru arimasu | |
この kono shinkansen wa Tokyo kara Osaka made ikimasu. (This bullet train runs from Tokyo to Osaka.) |
kono shinkansen wa Tokyo kara Osaka made ikimasu. | |
スーパーはごぜん10じからごご10じまでです。
su-pa wa gozen juuji kara gogo juuji made desu The supermarket opens at 10am and closes at 10pm. |
su-pa wa gozen juuji kara gogo juuji made desu | |
朝から夜まで 働きます。 asa kara yoru made hatarakimasu. I will work from morning to night. |
asa kara yoru made hatarakimasu. | |
asa 5 ji kara yoru 9 ji made nemasu. (I will sleep from 5am to 9pm.) |
asa 5 ji kara yoru 9 ji made nemasu. | |
Tokyo kara Nagoya made wa dono gurai kakarimasuka? (How long does it take from Tokyo to Nagoya?) |
Tokyo kara Nagoya made wa dono gurai kakarimasuka? | |
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