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～まで vs ～までに

～まで and ～までに are both used with a time phrase and they look almost the same. However, their meanings have a rather large difference. Read the explanation here.

～まで (for extent)

～まで is usually introduced as the end point marking particle but ～まで is also used as a limit marker and a particle to emphasise the extreme nature of a situation

AからBまで

Today’s Grammar Point: ～から～まで “Aから” means “from A” or “since A” and it can be used for both time and place.…

～ぬ/～ん

Today’s grammar point is an archaic expression ～ぬ/～ん that replaces ～ない (negative ending). It is more often used in written passages than speech.

～にたいして/～たいし

Today’s grammar point is ～にたいして/～たいし, which is used either to clarify the target of an action or to show a contrast between 2 things.

～ながら/～ながらも

Today’s ～ながら means “in spite of ～,” “although ～,” etc. The “～” part is usually a verb or phrase that describes a condition, rather than a momentary action.

～とべつに/～とはべつに

～とべつに or ～とはべつに means “apart from ～” or “separately from ～.” This は is for showing contrast, so if you use は, “apart from” part gets emphasised.

～とはかぎらない

～とはかぎらない literally means “not limited to ～” and it’s used in “partial negation” which is often translated as “not always ～”, “not all are ～”, etc.

～とちゅう

とちゅう is a noun which refers to a point between the starting point and the ending point. It can be a location or a time, or “in the middle of doing something”

～としたら、～とすると、～とすれば

～としたら、～とすると、～とすれば all are expressions to express an assumption. “Assuming ～, …” or “If ～, …” Here’s my attempt to explain the differences.

～とおす

とおす itself means put someone/something through (to …) but it can be used after a verb stem and ～とおす adds the meaning of “continuously” and/or “to the end.”

～てもかまわない

～てもかまわない is used in 2 different meaning. One is a politer version of ～てもいい and the other one is “It doesn’t matter.” Check the usage here.

～だらけ

～だらけ is usually used in a negative concept meaning “full of something unwanted” or “covered with something undesirable.” Check the usage here.

Question words + も

Adding か after a question word makes it an indefinite pronoun like “some…”. Adding も makes it “any…” but you need to be careful combining with a particle.

Question words + か

If you add か after question words, いつ、どこ、だれ、なに、なぜ、どう, いつか、どこか、だれか、なにか、なぜか、どうか become an indefinite pronoun, sometime, somewhere, someone, etc.

～たつもり

つもり means an “intention”, but if つもり is used with a past tense verb, ～たつもり can express an assumption or conviction which may not necessarily true or real.