KARA. 6l
f 98. IV. Ka helps to form certain indefinite pronouns. See the paradigm on page 45.
KARA.
99. Kara means " from," " since," " because," " after : Koko kara toge made wa, How far may it
Here from, pass to, b e f rom here to the
mo dono kurai anmaslw r ~ . ,
stilt r*af .<m* probably-is* } top Of the paSS ?
/ For the last two Ni-san-nen-zen kara hito or three years
ftco-three-year-bcfore since, people I people have been
^a fu-keiki da to iimasu 'saying that the
' mes ,
? this really the
case ?
Kutabiremashlta kara, chotto ]
Have-gol-tired because, a-Htlle ^ I am tired ; SO let
yasumimasho. i us rest a minute.
mill-probably-rest.
1! 100. /sTarrt only has the sense of "after" when suffixed to the gerund in te, and in a few special locutions, as :
Itte kara. After going, after having gone.
Mimashite kara. After seeing, after having seen.
Kore kara. After this, henceforward.
Sore kara. After that, and then, next.
N. B. The past itta kara means " because he has gone ; " mimashita kara means " because I have seen." Be very careful not to confuse these two locutions, which differ only by the use of the termination c when " after " is meant, and a when " because " is meant.
