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Until the fliers are distributed with 〜まで

Grammar Explanation: Until an action occurs with 〜まで

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Cocoa encounters Syaro standing outside.

ココア:
「今日はチラシ配(くば)り」
“You're handing out fliers today?”
シャロ:
「全部(ぜんぶ)配(くば)り終(お)えるまで帰(かえ)れないわ」
“I can't go home until I finish handing out all of them.”
Literal: “I can't go home until I finish handing them all out.”

Key Points

1配(くば)り終(お)えるまで sets the endpoint
  • Syaro must finish distributing every flier before the situation in the main clause can change.
2〜まで〜ない means not until
  • 帰(かえ)れない continues through the endpoint, so she cannot go home until the distribution is complete.
3配(くば)り終(お)える emphasizes successful completion
  • The verb-stem compound says she must finish handing them out, and 全部(ぜんぶ) confirms that none can remain.

Vocabulary

(Whole)

全部(ぜんぶ) refers to everything, the whole, or the entirety. It means including everything without exception, without excluding any specific part.

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