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Unit 2 · Lesson 8 of 17

🛤️ From and until: から・まで

X から Y まで

から = from, まで = until / as far as

Both attach to a place or a time. 駅から (from the station), ホテルまで (as far as the hotel), 5時から (from 5 o'clock), 5時まで (until 5 o'clock).

They pair naturally: 東京から空港まで (from Tokyo to the airport). Each one is its own phrase, so the order among the phrases stays free.

駅からホテルまで行きます。

(I) go from the station until the hotel.

5時から仕事します。

(I) work from 5 o'clock.

東京から空港までタクシーで行きます。

(I) go from Tokyo until the airport by taxi.

今日は5時まで勉強します。

Today study until 5 o'clock.