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助詞「まで」. An adverbial particle indicating "to; till; as far as", or by extension indicating emphasis ("even").

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Do Nする verbs require the する part with まで(に)?

There is a sentence in an exercise in the Speed Master N4 book: [引越しします]までにいらないものを捨てておいた方がいいですよ。 The expression in brackets should be put in the correct form. The keys state that the correct form is ...
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What is the role of まで in this sentence?

I am not sure about the function of the second まで in the last sentence below: 美少女ゲームの創生期で、最も重要な作品と言えば・・・「プリンセスメーカー」、それと「同級生」と言えるでしょう! 究極、この2つだけでも現在までのゲームまで全部語れるといっても過言ではない。 I think the second まで ...
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Why cannot verbs like 歩く、走る、泳ぐ be used with に or へ?

I've learnd that: verbs like 歩く、走る、泳ぐ cannot be used with に or へ, and only まで can be uesd in this case. For example: 時間がなかったので、駅 (〇まで/ Xに/Xへ) 走った。 But when it comes to verbs like 行く、来る、着く,both に,へ ...
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Understanding "電車がないなら、歩くまでだ。"

Consider 電車がないなら、歩くまでだ。 This seems to literally mean "if there is no train, it is until I walk", which is hard to parse. What is going on with "it is until I walk"? I assume the ...
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Verb in dictionary form + まで versus te-form + まで [closed]

From this site: お金を払うまでテストを受けたくない。 I don't want to go to the extent of paying money to take the test. (given translation) I'm confused by the English translation. I would have translated this as &...
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で vs. まで when expressing (endpoints in) time

Below is a question from a past exam for Chinese university students in Japanese major: この会社に来てから、今年(で/まで)5年になります。 The answer is で. I looked up 三省堂国語辞典 and this usage of で seems to be "...
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Can まで replace で?

Simple question, when まで is used, do I still need to add a で? I was typing on Google docs, and I wanted to say "the video can end here." I was going to put この動画はここまで終われる, but as you can see ...
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まで versus さえ when meaning "even", "to the point of-"

I'm currently going over lesson no. 21 of 新完全マスター N2, and I'm not sure about the difference between the usage of ~まで and ~さえ. Looking at the description and the example sentences, it seemed like both ...
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On the naturalness of a sentence, and whether だけまで or までだけ can be used

ふくろうのストレスにならないように、見たり写真を撮ったりするのは午後6時までにしています。 NHK So as not to cause stress to the owls it has been decided that viewing and taking pictures will be until 6 o'clock. Not even certain I've translated ...
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Use of「など」and ~にまで

I've been watching some kind a medieval fantasy anime and I stumbled upon the following sentence : Context : A character explain how his clan rose to power. ついには、年貢{ねんぐ}取{と}り立{た}てに検査{けんさ}制度{せいど}を導入{...
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Trouble with use of まで and 頼む

I think I understand the general idea but I have trouble with the construction of this sentence. The situation is that he injured himself earlier and now he's tired. I guess he's saying something like ...
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What is the nuance of「前まで」?

First sentence from this NHK news article, 東京都が、警察と消防の職員に行うワクチン接種は、会場の築地市場の跡地がオリンピック・パラリンピックの輸送車両の拠点となっていることから、大会の準備が本格化する前までしか使えず、1回目の接種を受けた全員が、この場所で2回目を受けられないことが分かりました。 I don't fully understand ...
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Why is までに instead of まで used in the following sentence?

Here is a sentence that I encountered in a textbook. けがが治るまでに3週間かかった。 As far as I understand,「XまでYする」means that Y continues until time X, whereas「XまでにYする」means that Y takes/will take place before ...
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まで or までに in 「道が混んでいて、バスが駅に着く__とても時間がかかった」?

The question above is an exercise in the usage of まで vs までに. I thought that because the action 時間がかかる continued until the bus arrived at the station, the answer should be まで. However, the answer given ...
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Difference between まで and に when using a Number counter

i wanted to know the difference in nuance between まで and に, when used to represent the number counter, in the following 2 sentences. 四十までアパートに入れます. (Means upto 40 people can enter the apartment) Vs. ...
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Usage of まで in this Verb (Plain) + まで form+ Verb (Present/Future or Past)

I am uncertain about the usage of まで in case of punctual/static verbs in this Verb (Plain) + まで + Verb (present/future or past) form. Which means, do something till something. Present/Future Tense ...
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How was まで 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

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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~から ~まで for sizes and other non-time related subjects

I was writing a text about sumi-e pencils and I came up with this sentence: 筆のタイプには、ほうきの大きさからえんぴつの大きさまでがあります。 Trying to convey "As for pencil types, there are pencils from the size of a broom to ...
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Whether まで should be used or に to determine place of destination?

Pre-Text: Both まで and に can be used to determine the place of movement/destination. Hi, I was studying, these two Particles, I came across a situation regarding whether to use まで or に which I couldn'...
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Trouble understanding one specific lyric in a song

I was trying to translate the lyrics of a kids' song for my sister who sent it to me, but I have trouble understanding one part of the lyrics: 「課長 すてきです その一言 ピュアなまでに鈍感」 「社長 すばらしい そのアイディア ...
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Order of compound particles

I came across the following sentence: 彼氏と大喧嘩して、お前とはもう別れたいとまで言われた。 Why are と and まで in that order? Would "別れたいまでと言われた" be incorrect? Is there a rule concerning the order in which particles must be ...
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「に、へ、まで」the difference in use with verbs

Well. I saw some topics here on same subjet, but I still didn't get the full image of a rule. に - iplies the place, where is purpose-action will take place (final destination) へ - implies the ...
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Why まで in this sentence?

In this sentence (from here) このビルは20階建てで、地下は2階まであります。 the building has 20 floors. Are there 2 basements (perhaps in addition to the 20 floors), or is it that floors up to (まで) the second one are ...
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Sleeping verbs and まで vs までに

So I was wondering, pretty much all of the sleep related verbs switch meaning with まで and までに. Was it always like that? Or was there a time when 8時まで寝る meant "going to bed at 8"? Or take the even ...
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Particle と as a standard of comparison with まで

Referring to the sound of an extreme megaphone: 地上なら、何十キロと遠くまで達する音だ。 If it's above ground it is a sound that will reach as far as several tens of kilometres. I'm pretty confident I've translated ...
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how to make sense of 御用の方は屋上にまで?

At the beginning of Love Live! Sunshine!! Ep.13, there is a notice written by the character Hanamaru, that writes: 御用の方は屋上にまで. The screenshot The English substitle says "If you need us, we'll be on ...
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救えたはずのもの... (lots of unaccounted もの)

I have a real patchy understanding of this sentence in Danganronpav3. The speaker is 星 (Hoshi) and is incredibly cynical in contrast to the main character's optimism. He sometimes explains things in ...
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Meaning of まで in 地下3階まであります

東京都多摩市で26日午後2時ごろ、つくっているビルが火事になって、5人が亡くなりました。ビルは3階建てで、地下3階まであります。 Around 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th in 多摩市 5 people died when a building which was under construction caught fire. It's a ...
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Unsure about this usage of the word まで [duplicate]

I was doing some N4 practice questions and came across this sentence 先生に すっかり ごちそうになって おみやげ まで いただいてしまいました。 I'm not sure what まで is supposed to mean in this context? My general understanding of the ...
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Please help me identify who does what in this sentence and check the translation

Here is the sentence: 妹に車で駅まで迎えに行かせます。 The translation from Tatoeba is I will have my sister pick you up at the station. I've been reading "Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't ...
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Meaning of adverb followed by まで

専門家などは、このミサイルはアメリカに届くぐらい遠くまで飛ぶと考えています。 Experts think that this missile will fly far enough to reach America. I've never seen まで used with an adverb before. This translation is my best guess. ...
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Difference between AからBで and AからBまで

台風が近くに来ると、沖縄県から本州の広い場所で、とても強い雨がたくさん降る心配があります。 If the typhoon comes near then, from Okinawa to the wide place of Honshuu, there is a worry that there will be a lot of very strong rainfall. I'm not ...
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interpretation of 自分まで [duplicate]

そのときの俺は、子供なりのつたない言葉で、自分まで父親を見捨てるわけにはいかない、とかなんとかのことを言った。 At that time, in a childish way, I said something along the lines of I can't abandon my father. Normally まで is following some action or ...
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私まで嬉しい is translated as "I am happy", what function of まで is this?

Why is it used this way instead of は for example?
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How does までに work with 少しずつ

日本の小学校は、2020年度までに英語の授業を少しずつ増やすことになっています。 Japanese primary schools are expected to increase English classes gradually by 2020. I'm confused about the combination of までに (by) with 少しずつ (little by ...
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Difference between に and まで? [closed]

What's the difference between the particles に、and まで? And what does it mean when combined to make までに? I've been quite confused as to what these two mean. And I was hoping someone could compare the ...
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Meaning of で in 敦賀から新大阪まで〈で〉2兆1000億円かかる予定です

Regarding the construction of a new bullet train line: 工事のお金は、[敦賀]{つるが}から新大阪までで2兆1000億円かかる予定です。 The construction cost from 敦賀 to 新大阪 is expected to be (some eye watering amount of money). I can'...
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When まで is preceded with a time, does it include that time?

For example, in my grammar textbook, the sentence: 昨日は3時から5時まで友達とテニスをした Is translated as "Yesterday, I played tennis with my friend from 3 till 5." Which implies that the speaker was playing from ...
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What's the difference between まで and までに?

I'm studying for N3 Japanese test. I'm stuck in a sentence of an exercise in which is written 帰国{きこく}するまでになんとか日本語{にほんご}を習得{しゅうとく}したい。 Why is it wrong to say 帰国するまでなんとか日本語を習得したい。? I really don'...
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Understanding したことまで

The speaker is defending her teacher: 「毎日クラス全員のこと、こまかくノートに書いてるんだよ。会話したことまで」 Every day, in her notebook, she made detailed notes about all the class. Even as far as conversations. Am I correct ...
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に まで differences in usage with person or things

From what I understand に marks the destination of a verb, like まで。 僕が彼に愛を感じる   僕が彼まで愛を感じる Some explanation I find for に are: 1)に plainly wears many different hats, but I like to think of に as a ...
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Would まで work here?

In this weekend's Wall Street Journal, there is an article about Russia being a hotbed for terrorism. I apologize for the serious subject matter, but I wanted to see if my understanding of the まで ...
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Placement of まで

I was reading this, and maybe I'm just missing some common knowledge, but the following part of the sentence in question surprised me: しかも付録までついてこれは買うしかない!! Specifically, 「付録までついて」. I wonder why ...
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How to say "I will have arrived home by 6 pm."

I've just started Japanese, so please go easy on the grammar! I see from this website that ~madeni means "by that time," but I'm not sure if you just append that to the time you want to specify (i.e.,...
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Meaning of にまでなる

まあっ、なんて欲ばりな女だろうね。あんたみたいな犬がねぇ、くわえてた肉を池におっことしたって話が、童話にまでなってるよ。 Come now. What a greedy girl. The story of a dog like you which dropped a piece of meat it was holding in its mouth into the pond is ...
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Meaning of verb-てまで

I've seen from this link and other sources that verb-てまで means "to the point of verb" or "to the extent of verb". But I can't make this work in the phrase below. 必死で努力してまでほめられるの......
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Meaning of にまで?

A long time ago, I came across this example sentence in Jisho: 彼{かれ}の仕事{しごと}は井戸掘{いどほ}りからゴミの処理{しょり}にまで及ぶ{およぶ}。 His tasks range from digging wells to getting rid of garbage. Why does this sentence ...
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How does まで work in ~なまでの/~なまでに?

I ran into the following sentence in a video game called 善人シボウデス: 俺の腕は暴力的なまでの勢いで、後方に向かって手{た}繰{ぐ}り寄{よ}せられた。 I decided to look online, and I found similar examples, some of which used に rather than の: ...
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