Until the fliers are distributed with 〜まで
Grammar Explanation: Until an action occurs with 〜まで
Cocoa encounters Syaro standing outside.
- ココア:
- 「今日はチラシ配り？」
- “You're handing out fliers today?”
- シャロ:
- 「全部配り終えるまで帰れないわ」
- “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配り終えるまで 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
- 帰れない continues through the endpoint, so she cannot go home until the distribution is complete.
3配り終える emphasizes successful completion
- The verb-stem compound says she must finish handing them out, and 全部 confirms that none can remain.
Vocabulary
今日 (Today)
今日 means today. In formal writing, it can also mean the present day or current era.
全部 (Whole)
全部 means everything or the whole, with nothing left out.
See Also
- Grammar: Until an action occurs with 〜まで
- Grammar: Managing to complete an action with 〜終える
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
- Kanji: Now and the present with 今
- Kanji: Sections and departments with 部
- Kanji: Wholeness and completion with 全
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