particle N5 essential casualpolitewritten
から — from (starting point)
から
Meaning
- from ~ — the starting point in time, space, or a source
Key sentence
授業は九時から始まる。
Class starts from nine.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun (time / place / source) | N + から | 駅から / 来週から |
Examples
家から駅まで歩く。
I walk from home to the station.
paired with まで
父から手紙をもらった。
I got a letter from my father.
source / giver
牛乳からチーズを作る。
Cheese is made from milk.
raw material
Easily confused with
Notes
- から (from) pairs naturally with まで (until) to bracket a span: 月曜から金曜まで.
See から in real sentences
Jengo shows から the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar.