Meaning
Defines a range from its start to its end.
Formation
- A range: から … まで: 九時から五時まで, 家から駅まで
When to use it
- Core use
- Defines a range from its start to its end
Examples
15 sentences-
九時から五時まで働きます
I work from nine to five.
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家から駅まで歩きます
I walk from my house to the station.
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月曜日から金曜日まで、駅の店で働いています
From Monday to Friday I work at the shop in the station.
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家から駅まで歩いて十分です
It is a ten-minute walk from home to the station.
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この店は月曜日から金曜日まで開いています
This shop is open from Monday to Friday.
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この店は十時から八時まで開いています
This shop is open from ten to eight.
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月曜日から木曜日まで学校へ行きます
I go to school from Monday to Thursday.
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駅から学校まで自転車で行きます
I cycle from the station to school.
7 more examples
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六月から八月までここにいます
I will be here from June to August.
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朝から晩まで雨が降りました
It rained from morning until evening.
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一ページから五ページまで読んでください
Please read pages one through five.
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大阪から京都まで電車で行きました
I went from Osaka to Kyoto by train.
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二時から四時まで図書館で勉強しました
I studied at the library from two to four.
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入口から出口まで歩きました
I walked from the entrance to the exit.
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春から秋まで庭で野菜を作ります
We grow vegetables in the garden from spring to autumn.
Important notes
- から … まで gives a range of time or space — 九時から五時まで, 家から駅まで. Either end can also appear alone.
Common mistakes
- Distinguish time taken to finish from a later starting point: 十分で終わります (it will take ten minutes to finish), 十分後に出ます (leave ten minutes from now). 十分かかります says that something takes ten minutes.
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