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# Particles (2)
## から
### Because
<div class="usage">
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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.