Noun を境にして

When to use

を境に(して): with X as the dividing line (その日を境に).

Explanation

The grammar point 'Noun を境にして' is used to indicate a significant change or turning point marked by a specific event or time. It means that after this boundary, some situation changes or a new state begins.

• 父ちちの死しを境さかいにして、彼かの性格せいかくが一変いっぺんした。

  His personality changed completely since his father's death.

  Chichi no shi wo sakai ni shite, kare no seikaku ga ippen shita.

• 試験しけんを境さかいにして、休暇きゅうかを取とる予定よていです。

  I plan to take a vacation after the exam.

  Shiken wo sakai ni shite, kyuka wo toru yotei desu.

• 春はるを境さかいにして、新あたらしい生活せいかつを始はじめるつもりだ。

  I intend to start a new life from spring onwards.

  Haru wo sakai ni shite, atarashii seikatsu o hajimeru tsumori da.

• 彼女かのじょは入学にゅうがくを境さかいにして、ファッションに興味きょうみを持もち始はじめた。

  She began to take an interest in fashion from the time she entered school.

  Kanojo wa nyuugaku wo sakai ni shite, fasshon ni kyoumi o mochi hajimeta.

Turning Point (Triggered By / From Then On)

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