I was wondering how まで was used in this sentence:
やる気がない者に 構ってやるのは 義務教育まで→ 意志なき者は去るほかない
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Sign up to join this communityI was wondering how まで was used in this sentence:
やる気がない者に 構ってやるのは 義務教育まで→ 意志なき者は去るほかない
It's a particle that means "until ~". 義務教育まで just means "until compulsory education".
やる気がない者に構ってやるのは義務教育まで(だ)。
It's only until compulsory education that I care about people who aren't willing to do it.
If you still have trouble parsing this sentence, check the grammar of cleft sentences (aka ~のは~だ construction).