► 副助詞
迄 [(1)まで] meaning: even rank: 1
☆ 最近は小学生迄皆携帯電話を持っている ⇨ Nowadays even elementary school students all have cell phones
☆ 彼は大きな借金をして、家まで売らなくてはいけなくなってしまった ⇨ He got into a huge debt, and he had to sell even his house
☆ 彼までそんなことを言い出すとは驚いた ⇨ I’m surprised that even he started saying something like that
☆ 彼等は二部リーグのチームにまで負けた ⇨ They even lost to a team from the second-tier league
迄 [(1)まで] meaning: far rank: 1
☆ 次の街まで行ったら一休みしよう ⇨ Let’s take a break when we reach the next time
迄 [(1)まで] [ここまで] meaning: far rank: 1
☆ ここまで来るには多くの努力が必要だった ⇨ It took a lot of hard word to come this far
迄 [(1)まで] [あそこまで] meaning: much rank: 1
☆ あいつはあそこまで狂ってるとは思わなかった ⇨ I didn’t think he was that crazy
☆ あそこまで説明したのに彼は未だ理解しなかった ⇨ I explained that much and he still didn’t understand
迄 [(1)まで] [ここまで] meaning: much rank: 1
☆ ここまで親切な人は滅多にいない ⇨ There are very few people who are kind to this degree
☆ ここまで頼んでるのにそれでも駄目なわけ？ ⇨ I am begging this much and you still refuse?
迄 [(1)まで] [そこまで] meaning: much rank: 1
☆ そこまでまずい状況ではない ⇨ The situation is not that bad
☆ そこまで言う必要はないだろう ⇨ You don’t need to say, criticize, complain, that much
迄 [(1)まで] meaning: to rank: 1
☆ 新宿まで行ってくる ⇨ I will go to Shinjuku (☛ Implies you go somewhere and come back quickly)
迄 [(1)まで] meaning: until rank: 1
☆ 店は九時まで開いている ⇨ The store is open until 9
☆ 指示があるまで待機のこと ⇨ Wait until there are further instructions
☆ 私は明日まで待つことにした ⇨ I decided to wait until tomorrow
迄 [(1)まで] [ここまで] meaning: until rank: 1
☆ ここまで頑張ったんだから諦めるのはもったいない ⇨ I’ve worked so hard until now, so it would be a shame if I give up now
迄 [(1)まで] [これまで] meaning: until rank: 1
☆ それはこれ迄は問題にならなかった ⇨ That was not an issue until now
迄 [(1)まで] [それまで] meaning: until rank: 1
☆ それはそれ迄は問題にならなかった ⇨ That was not an issue until then
迄 [(1)まで] [liter] meaning: only rank: 3
☆ 尋ねられたから意見したまでだ ⇨ I commented only because I was asked to (☛ Always used as “I did something only because …”)
More examples:
- 真犯人が誰かは最後迄分からない ⇨ You won’t find out who is the real perpetrator until the end
- 今迄知られていなかったアインシュタインの談を紹介した本 ⇨ A book that presents previously unknown interviews of Einstein
- 彼は燃料を何とかレースの最後迄持たせようとした ⇨ He tried to make the fuel last somehow until the end of the race
- 彼は今迄色々な仕事を経験して来た ⇨ He has experienced many different jobs so far
- 彼女は今迄十冊の小説を出版している ⇨ She has published 10 novels so far
- この仕事は今週末迄に仕上げなくてはいけない ⇨ We have to finish this work by the end of this week
- 今迄に同じ様な例は無い ⇨ There haven’t been any similar cases, precedences, before
- これ迄のやり方ではこの問題は解決出来ない ⇨ You cannot solve this problem with the way we have been doing it until now
- このまま仕舞迄やってしまおう ⇨ Let’s go all the way to the end
- 彼は今迄警察の網に全く掛からなかった ⇨ He never got caught by the police dragnet until now
- ここ迄来たからには今更止められない ⇨ I’ve come this far and can’t stop now
- 何時迄も子供みたいな事言ってるんじゃない ⇨ Don’t say childish things on and on. Grow up
- あんな彼は今迄見たことがない ⇨ I’ve never seen him like that ever before
- それは言う迄もない ⇨ That goes without saying
- 今迄ずっと我慢して来たが、もう限界だ ⇨ I have been putting up with it all along, but this is the limit