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数量 + で (suuryou + de) — Within / for that amount

The で that tells you in how much time, or for how much money, something gets done.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

数量 (三日・千円) an amount
within that
V what happens

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Put で after an amount (time, money, a number) and it means "within that" or "for that" — 三日で できます (it can be done in three days), 千円で 買えます (you can buy it for a thousand yen). Do not mix this で up with the で of place: in 会社で 働きます the で marks where, but in 三日で the で marks a limit. Do not use に either — 三日に できます is wrong, because に marks a fixed point in time (三時に), not a limit. At work you need this form every day for talking about time and price. 全部で (in total) comes from the same pattern.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

この 仕事は三日できます

この 仕事は 三日で できます。

kono shigoto wa mikka de dekimasu.

This job can be done in three days.

この 本は千円買えます

この 本は 千円で 買えます。

kono hon wa sen-en de kaemasu.

You can buy this book for a thousand yen.

駅まで十分行けます

駅まで 十分で 行けます。

eki made juppun de ikemasu.

You can get to the station in ten minutes.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

Which says "this job can be done in three days"?

💡 Hint: Which particle marks a limit?

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