6.2 Ranges

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Overview

Learn to express ranges in Japanese using から (from) and まで (until/to) for both time and place, and ask about timing with いつ.

Start and end points

から marks the starting point (“from / starting at”), and まで marks the end point (“until / up to”).

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It starts from nine o’clock.

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I work until five.

They are very often used together to express a range.

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I work from nine to five.

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It is from Monday to Friday.

Both から and まで can also be used with places.

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I walk from the station to the school.

いつ — asking “when”

いつ is used to ask when something happens.

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When will you come?

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When is that?

Using いつ with から・まで

いつ can be combined with から or まで when asking about starting or ending times.

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When does it start?

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Until when will you stay?

You can also ask about a full range.

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From when until when is it?

Answers usually replace いつ with specific time expressions.

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From nine to five.

Points to keep in mind

から marks the starting point
まで marks the ending point
から〜まで expresses a range
いつ asks about time in general
いつから / いつまで ask about start or end specifically

Dialogue

わたくし私のあるばいとアルバイトはげつようび月曜日からきんようび金曜日までです。まいにち毎日くじ九時からごじ五時まではたらきます働きます。いえ家からえき駅まであるいて歩いてじゅうぶん十分かかります。えき駅からかいしゃ会社まででんしゃ電車でさん三じゅうぶん十分です。きごう「いつからにほんご日本語をべんきょう勉強していますかきごう」ときかれました聞かれました。きごう「きょねん去年のしがつ四月からべんきょう勉強していますきごう」とこたえました答えました。なつやすみ夏休みはいつからいつまでですか。しちがつ七月はつか二十日からはちがつ八月さんじゅういちにち三十一日までです。このみち道はあさ朝しちじ七時からよる夜じゅうじ十時までひらいています開いています。らいしゅう来週のげつようび月曜日からあたらしい新しいぷろじぇくとプロジェクトがはじまります始まります。

My part-time job is from Monday to Friday. I work from nine to five every day. It takes ten minutes to walk from my house to the station. It takes thirty minutes by train from the station to the company. I was asked, "From when have you been studying Japanese?" I answered, "I have been studying since April of last year." When does summer vacation start and end? It is from July 20th to August 31st. This road is open from 7 AM to 10 PM. A new project starts from next Monday.

Grammar

Title	Description
から	から marks the starting point of a range in time or place.
まで	まで marks the ending point of a range in time or place.
いつ	いつ asks when something happens.

6.1 Talking about time and date

6.3 Duration

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