日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Particles」

「Made・まで」

「１」Indicates a time limitation for actions or events (often paired with kara): "until, till, to."

Examples:
この会社の社員は9時から5時まで働きます。
Kono kaisha no shain wa kuji kara goji made hatarakimasu.
The employees of this company work from nine o'clock till five o'clock.

このデパートは、土曜日と日曜日は8時までです。
Kono depāto wa, doyōbi to nichiyōbi wa hachi-ji made desu.
This department store is open until 8 o'clock on Saturdays and Sundays.

「２」Indicates a place to which an action extends (often paired with kara): "to."

Examples:
この飛行機は東京からホノルルまで行きます。
Kono hikōki wa Tōkyō kara Honoruru made ikimasu.
This plane goes from Tokyo to Honolulu.

このから京都まで何時間かかりますか。
Kono kara Kyōto made nan-jikan kakarimasu ka.
How long does it take to get from here to Kyoto?

「３」Indicates the degree of a condition by citing an example (e.g., it is not just cold, it is so cold that my glasses have frozen over): "even, so...that."

Examples:
子供だけでなく大人まで、そのゲームを楽しんだ。
Kodomo dake de naku otona made, sono gēmu o tanoshinda.
Not only the children but even the adults enjoyed [playing] that game.

その日山の上はとても寒くて、夕方には雪まで降ってきた。
Sonohi Yama no ue wa totemo samukute, yūgata ni wa yuki made futte kita.
The top of the mountain was very cold that day; it even started snowing in the evening.
「The mountaintop was so cold that day it even started to snow in the evening.」

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