まで

See also: まて

Japanese

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まで (rōmaji made)

  1. until, up to, as far as
    • マンガで分かるLisp (Manga Guide to Lisp)
      みりん。地域猫 (ちいきねこ)。最近 (さいきん)までマクロのことをマグロと思 (おも)っていた。
      Mirin. Chiikineko. Saikin made makuro no koto o maguro to omotteita.
      Mirin: A neighbours' cat. Until recently often confused macros with tuna.
    10時 (じ)まで働 (はたら)くつもりだ。
    10-ji made hataraku tsumori da.
    I intend to work until ten o'clock.
    この電 (でん)車 (しゃ)は、下関 (しものせき)まで行 (い)きます。
    Kono densha wa, Shimonoseki made ikimasu.
    This train goes as far as Shimonoseki.
    三 (さん)時 (じ)から五 (ご)時 (じ)まで。
    San-ji kara go-ji made.
    From three o'clock until five o'clock.
    帰 (かえ)るまで待 (ま)っている。
    Kaeru made matteiru.
    I'll wait until you come home.
    33 (さんじゅうさん)億 (おく)円 (えん)にまで減 (げん)少 (しょう)する
    sanjū-san-oku-en ni made genshō suru
    to decrease all the way to 33 hundred million yen
    異 (い)常 (じょう)なまでに興 (きょう)奮 (ふん)する
    ijō na made ni kyōfunsuru
    to be abnormally excited; to be excited to an abnormal degree
    ご参 (さん)考 (こう)まで。
    Go-sankō made.
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Usage notes

  • まで (made) is often combined with から (kara, “from”) to provide a range of something (e.g., time or distance).
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