Grammar Info
N5 Lesson 8: 5/13

Noun + まで
Until, Till, To (but no further than)

Structure
Ending Point + まで
Noun + まで
Details
Part of Speech Noun
Word Type Adverbial Particle
Register Standard
品詞 名詞
単語の種類 副助詞
使用域 一般
Information
まで is a particle that roughly means ‘as far as’. Due to this, when used with regular nouns, or words that signify some kind of end point (a time or day), it is often translated as ‘until’, ‘till’, or ‘to’.
  • 空港(くうこう)まで行(い)
    I go to the airport. (To ‘go’ until the airport, and then be finished)
  • 9時(じ)まで勉強(べんきょう)する
    I always study until 9.
When used in relation to a place, まで functions similarly to . This means that someone or something will go ‘to’ the place, but not any further.
  • 駅(えき)まで送(おく)
    I'll take you to the station. (Until the station is reached)
  • 車(くるま)駅(えき)行(い)
    I will go to the station by car.
まで may also be used about points in time in the past, where ‘up until’ would usually be used in English.
  • 昨日(きのう)パーティー11時(じ)まで続(つづ)い
    The party last night continued up until 11.
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どこまで行(い)く
How far will you go? (Until)
[Alternate meaning: Until where will you go?]
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時(じ)までです
Until seven o’clock.
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このセール金曜日(きんようび)までです
This sale lasts until Friday.
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