How to say it is a four-hour drive from new york to boston. in Japanese
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ニューヨークニューヨーク(nyuyoku) (n) new yorkからから(kara) (prt) from/since/from/because/out of/through/after/sinceボストンボストン(bosuton) (n,adj-no) bostonまでまで(made) (prt) until/till/to/up to/to/as far as/to/up to/so far as/even/only/merely車車(kuruma) (n) car/automobile/vehicle/wheelでで(de) (prt) indicates location of action/at/in/indicates time of action/indicates means of action/cause of effect/by/and then/so/indicates continuing action/ indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.４４(４) (num) four時間時間(jikan) (n-adv,n) time/hoursですです(desu) (aux) be/is/are。。(。) Japanese period "."
丁寧語 (Polite form)Polite form (teineigo) convays a sense of politeness, used when speaking to strangers, people older than you, higher social status ect. Click for examples / more info
