まで

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
迄
迠

Etymology

Cognate with Okinawan までぃ (madi).

Pronunciation

Particle

まで • (made) 

  1. until, up to, as far as
    十(じゅう)時(じ)まで働(はたら)くつもりだ。
    Jū-ji made hataraku tsumori da.
    I intend to work until ten o'clock.
    この電(でん)車(しゃ)は、下(しもの)関(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
    sanjūsan-oku-en ni made genshō suru
    to decrease all the way to 3.3 billion 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.
    for your reference
    • マンガで分かるLisp (Manga Guide to Lisp)
      みりん。地(ち)域(いき)猫(ねこ)。最(さい)近(きん)までマクロのことをマグロと思(おも)っていた。
      Mirin. Chiiki-neko. Saikin made makuro no koto o maguro to omotteita.
      Mirin: A neighbours' cat. Until recently often confused macros with tuna .

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

See also

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