Yo, I was wondering if anyone could give me a detailed explanation of what から means and how it is… - Feed Post by BazookaSteve

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  mog86uk

  私は学校から来た = I came from school.
  
  私は = I [=topic]
  学校 = school [noun]
  から = from [particle]
  来た = came [verb - past tense]
  
  学校から = from school
  
  This から is a case particle meaning 'from'.
  {noun} + から = 'from {noun}' / 'out of {noun}'
  {verb} + から = 'after {verb}'
  - example: 食べてから = after eating
  
  Another から is the conjunctive particle meaning 'because', but that's only used after verbs and adjectives.
  - {A} から {B} = because {A}, {B}.

  August 5, 2013 at 11:30pm
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  mog86uk

  Actually, it's probably better to think of から as just one particle, with a single meaning...
  It's just 'from' but in a much more general sense than in English.
  
  from school
  from(/after) eating
  from(/because) {A}, {B}

  August 5, 2013 at 11:52pm