Until an action occurs with 〜まで

Grammar: Time and Sequence » 〜まで

A verb followed by まで expresses the condition of “until the action occurs”. The verb preceding まで is in its plain/dictionary form.

If the sentence is negative, the verb before まで must be completed before the following verb may occur. If the sentence is not negative, the verb before まで was completed before the following verb occurred.

Examples

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Until the fliers are distributed with 〜まで

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.”

Supplemental Examples

Managing to distribute all fliers with 〜終える

Grammar » Managing to complete an action with 〜終える

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