# Particles (2)

## から

### Because

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	<p><span class="box">V</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + だ</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">N + だ</span></p>
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	<p class="right">+ から</p>
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The first meaning of から is "because".

> [!info] Example
> {疲|つか}れる==から==今ベットに行きます。
> I'm going to bed now because I am tired.

### From, since

The second meaning expresses that something comes from someone/something, or the start time/location. Used by only adding から.

> [!info] Example
> お{祖母|ばあ}さん==から==もらった。
> I got it from my grandmother.
> 
> ここで{子供|こども}の時==から=={家族|かぞく}と{住|す}んでいます。
> I have lived here with my family since I'm a kid.

## まで

Means "until" or "to".

> [!info] Example
> {駅|えき}==まで==どのくらいですか。
> How far is it to the station?

## から～まで

These two particles are frequently used together. It means "from X to Y".

> [!info] Example
> {朝|あさ}に６時==から==７時==まで==電車で{通|かよ}うっています。
> I commute by train from 6am to 7am.

## だけ

Means "only", "just".

> [!info] Example
> {一|ひと}つ==だけ==ください。
> Only one, please.

### だけで

Means "just by doing". 

> [!info] Example
> 見る==だけ==で{楽|たの}しいですね。
> Just looking at it is fun, isn't it.

## Sentence ending

At the end of a sentence, some particles can be added to put emphasis on a meaning.

* ==なあ== express hope, admiration or uncertainty. Can also be used to ask for confirmation ("right?").
* ==ね== seeks confirmation.
* ==よ== when informing someone about something.
* ==わ== is informal women's speech.