Koko kara asoko made
Here, you will learn about particles that enrich sentence expression in Japanese. In this lesson, we will focus on the particles “kara” and “made”.
| KARA | MADE |
|---|---|
| Indicates the starting point or reason (from, since) | Indicates the endpoint or limit (until, to) |
“kara” and “made”
“kara”
“kara” means a starting point.
Toukyou kara ikimasu.
Kono ressun kara hajimemasu.
Kyou kara yasumi desu.
Tesuto wa ichiji kara desu.
“made”
“made” means a finishing point.
Oosaka made hashirimasu.
Ashita made shigoto desu.
Yasumi wa ashita made desu.
Words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yoku | often |
| unten suru | drive |
| iroiro | variety of (noun-adj) |
| tokoro | place |
| kinou | yesterday |
| shizuoka | city name |
| kakaru | take time |
| kakarimashita | took time |
| asa | morning |
| …ji | o’clock |
| gogo | afternoon |
| …ji han | a half past |
| yasumu | take a rest |
| yasumimashita | took a rest |
| douzo | please accept, when giving something to someone |
| omiyage | souvenir |
Expressions
Justin says:
Yuukisan wa yoku unten shimasuka?
Yuuki says:
Hai, iroirona tokoro e ikimasu.
Kinou wa toukyou kara shizuoka made unten shimashita.
Justin says:
Nanjikan kakarimashitaka?
Yuuki says:
Asa no juuji kara gogo no ichiji made kakarimashita.
Juuichiji kara juuichiji han made yasumimashita.
Kore, douzo. Watashi kara no omiyage desu.
Justin says:
Arigatougozaimasu.
Exercise
Questions
Translate into Japanese
- from 1 to 2
- from Tokyo to Osaka
- from here to there
- from Mr. Suzuki
Answers
- Ichiji kara niji made
- toukyou kara oosaka made
- koko kara asoko made
- suzukisan kara