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~てまで
going as far as to; even by doing
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How to form it
- Verb (て-form) + まで
Register: Neutral
Explanation
Says that someone goes to an extreme length, which the speaker finds surprising or excessive.
With ない it means 'I wouldn't go that far': 人を傷つけてまで...ない.
Examples
彼は借金をしてまで、車を買った。
かれはしゃっきんをしてまで、くるまをかった。
He went as far as taking on debt to buy a car.
睡眠時間を削ってまで勉強する必要はない。
すいみんじかんをけずってまでべんきょうするひつようはない。
There is no need to cut your sleep to study.
人を傷つけてまで、成功したいとは思わない。
ひとをきずつけてまで、せいこうしたいとはおもわない。
I do not want to succeed at the cost of hurting people.
Compare with
- ~さえ: さえ marks an extreme example; てまで marks an extreme action taken.
Common mistakes
- Using it with a noun. It follows a て-form verb.