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Japanese grammar · ≈ JLPT N5 · Beginner 1

〜時から〜時まで〜ます~ ji kara ~ ji made ~masu

daily routine and time span

Use 「〜ます」 for a routine and 「〜時から〜時まで」 to say when it takes place.

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How it works

  1. The same action on three mornings: 「朝、運動をします」 can describe a daily habit.

    The same action on three mornings: 「朝、運動をします」 can describe a daily habit.

  2. Use 「ます」 to describe your daily routine. Adding 「毎日」 makes the habit clearer.

    Use 「ます」 to describe your daily routine. Adding 「毎日」 makes the habit clearer.

  3. Look at the exercise timeline: from seven to eight. Put the start and end times before the action to show when it takes place.

    Look at the exercise timeline: from seven to eight. Put the start and end times before the action to show when it takes place.

  4. 「7時から」 means starting at seven. 「から」 comes right after the start time and marks the beginning of the interval.

    「7時から」 means starting at seven. 「から」 comes right after the start time and marks the beginning of the interval.

  5. 「8時まで」 means ending at eight. 「まで」 comes right after the end time and marks the end of the interval.

    「8時まで」 means ending at eight. 「まで」 comes right after the end time and marks the end of the interval.

  6. 「一時間」 answers “How long?”; 「7時から8時まで」 answers “From what time to what time?”

    「一時間」 answers “How long?”; 「7時から8時まで」 answers “From what time to what time?”

Example sentences

  • 朝、あさasa運動うんどうundouをoしますshimasu

    I exercise in the morning.

In a conversation

  • A
    毎日まいにち何なにをしますか。か

    A: What do you do every day?

  • B
    朝、あさ一いち時間じかん運動うんどうをします。しますそれ

Check yourself

  1. Level 1 · Recognise

    Which sentence is correct?

  2. Level 1 · Recognise

    Listen and choose the meaning

  3. Level 2 · Build

    Put the words in order

    I exercise from 6 to 7 every morning.

  4. Level 3 · Use

    What goes in the blank?

    たまに、午前中、9 時 11 時まで部屋で休みます。

    Occasionally, I rest in my room from 9 AM to 11 AM.

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から
夜よる
三さん
十分じゅっぷん
本ほん
を
読みます。よみます

B: I exercise for an hour in the morning. Then I read for thirty minutes at night.

  • A
    いいですね。ね

    A: That's nice.

  • 〜時〜分tell the clock time
    〜から〜までですtime range: from ... to ...
    何曜日ですかask the day of the week
    〜ますpolite future plan
    〜へ行きますdirection or destination
    〜で〜ますplace where action happens
    〜や〜などexamples among several items
    〜時にtime when action happens
    何も〜ません/どこへも〜ませんtotal negation: nothing, nowhere
    Previous〜で〜ます
    Next〜や〜など