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N5

Noun から Noun まで

Expresses a range; 'from...to', 'between...and'.

At a glance

Noun から Noun まで means "from A to B". It marks the start and end of a range in time, place, numbers and more.

[Start noun] から [End noun] まで

月曜日げつようびから金曜日きんようびまで働はたらきます。 I work from Monday to Friday.


How to form it

Put から after the starting point and まで after the ending point.

Use Example Meaning
Time 九時くじから五時ごじまで from 9 to 5
Place 家いえから駅えきまで from home to the station
Days 月曜日げつようびから金曜日きんようびまで from Monday to Friday
Numbers 一いちから十じゅうまで from 1 to 10
People 子供こどもから大人おとなまで from children to adults

The phrase can also end with です: 授業じゅぎょうは九時くじから三時さんじまでです。 "Class is from 9 to 3."

Examples

  • 朝あさ9時じから午後ごご5時じまで働はたらきます。

    I work from 9 AM to 5 PM.

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