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Grammar JLPT Level N5 - Lesson 10

Structure of から:

Starting Point + から

Details about から:

から can have several different meanings in Japanese, depending on which part of the sentence it is in, and what comes before/after it. It is often translated as 'from'. In these cases, it just means 'with (A) as a starting location, (B)'. In this grammar construction, から comes directly after the place that is considered the starting point.

彼女(かのじょ)はモロッコから来(き)ました。
She came from Morocco.
空港(くうこう)から車(くるま)で来(き)ました。
I came from the airport by car.

This form of から is the closest to the 'base' meaning of the word in Japanese, as the nuance of から can almost always be thought of as meaning 'from' in some way.

から

Usage Notes for から:

This form of から does not require だ when used after nouns or な-Adjectives, as that would change the meaning to 'because'.

Synonyms for から:

てから

Once...is done, Once...happens, After doing

Example of から

駅(えき)からバスで来(き)た。

I came from the station by bus.

アメリカから来(き)ました。

I came from America.

この靴(くつ)はお母(かあ)さんからです。

These shoes are from my mom.

学校(がっこう)から、パーティーに行(い)く。

To go to the party from school.

仕事(しごと)から帰(かえ)る。

To return home from work.

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～て (Conjunction)

And, Then (Linking events)

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る-Verb (Negative-Past)

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～ている ①

Is, Am, Are (~ing)

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から

Because, Since

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