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
Until the fliers are distributed with 〜まで
Cocoa finds Syaro handing out fliers for her part-time job. Syaro says she cannot return until she finishes handing out all the fliers.
- シャロ:
- 「全部配り終えるまで帰れないわ」
