TimeまでにV (Time made ni V) — by (a deadline)
Marking a deadline.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Adding までに after a time marks a deadline — 'get it done before/within that point'. Don't confuse it with まで ('until', continuous) — までに means finished by that point. e.g. goji made ni kaerimasu.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
5時までにかえります。
goji made ni kaerimasu.
I'll go home by 5 o'clock.
きんようびまでに本をかえしてください。
kinyoubi made ni hon o kaeshite kudasai.
Please return the book by Friday.
にちようびまでにしゅくだいをします。
nichiyoubi made ni shukudai o shimasu.
I'll do the homework by Sunday.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Question: 1/3Which correctly says 'I'll go home by 5'?
💡 Hint: deadline = made ni
Use までに for a deadline — 5時までにかえります.
'Return it by Friday' — まで or までに?
💡 Hint: one-time action = made ni
A one-time action's deadline = までに: きんようびまでにかえしてください.
Which word marks a deadline ('by ~')?
💡 Hint: made + ni
までに = deadline (by); まで = until (continuous).
Your score: /3