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から
From / because
Marks a starting point (from) in time or space, or gives a reason (because) when attached to clauses.
When to use
- 九時から = from nine o'clock
- 日本から来た = came from Japan
- 忙しいから行けない = can't go because I'm busy
How to use
- 1After noun for origin: 大阪から.
- 2Reason から follows plain form clauses.
- 3Pairs with まで for ranges: 一月から三月まで.
Nuance & non-standard uses
Patterns that go beyond the textbook default — contrast, omission, register shifts, and mixed particles.
から vs ので — reason register and feel
Both can express reason. から is more subjective or conversational (私の意見から言えば); ので is softer and often more objective. から in blunt excuses can sound blunt; ので softens requests.
用事があるから先に帰る。
I have something to do so I'm leaving first — direct から.
雨なので中止です。
Due to rain it's cancelled — ので, slightly formal/neutral.
から after time/space in comparisons
から can start a measurement: ここから五分, 頭からつま先まで. It anchors the starting point for a description, not only physical motion.
ここから見える？
Can you see (it) from here?
若い時から続けている。
I've continued since I was young.
てから / たあとで — sequence (not the same as reason)
Vてから marks doing B after A is done. Reason から attaches to reasons; sequence uses てから or あとで. Learners mix 食べるから行く (because I eat I go) with 食べてから行く (after eating I'll go).
シャワーを浴びてから寝る。
Sleep after taking a shower — sequence.
Examples
ここから見える。
Visible from here.
雨だから中止だ。
Cancelled because it's rain.