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〜から／〜で作つくる

から／でつくるkara / de tsukuruN4neutral

から作つくる

made from; made out of — から transforms it, で leaves it visible

日本酒にほんしゅは米こめから作つくられます。

nihonshu wa kome kara tsukuraremasu.

Sake is made from rice. neutral

この椅子いす、木きで作つくったの？すごいね。

kono isu, ki de tsukutta no? sugoi ne.

You made this chair out of wood? That's impressive. casual

All examples4

made from — you can't see the material anymore

  1. 日本酒にほんしゅは米こめから作つくられます。

    nihonshu wa kome kara tsukuraremasu.

    Sake is made from rice. neutral

  2. これ、牛乳ぎゅうにゅうから作つくったチーズなんだって。

    kore, gyuunyuu kara tsukutta chiizu nan datte.

    Apparently this is cheese made from milk. casual

made out of — you can still see the material in it

  1. この椅子いす、木きで作つくったの？すごいね。

    kono isu, ki de tsukutta no? sugoi ne.

    You made this chair out of wood? That's impressive. casual

  2. 当社とうしゃの食器しょっきは、すべて国産こくさんの木きで作つくっております。

    tousha no shokki wa, subete kokusan no ki de tsukutte orimasu.

    All of our tableware is made out of domestically grown wood. formal

How it's formed2

All forms4

  • から作つくられるkaratsukurarerualternant

    the passive form is the usual way to describe how something is made. You'll see it as 日本酒にほんしゅは米こめから作つくられます。

  • negativeから作つくらないkaratsukuranai
  • pastから作つくったkaratsukutta
  • politeから作つくりますkaratsukurimasu

Notes

The split is what the eye can still find: 紙かみは木きから作つくる
(the wood is gone), 本棚ほんだなは木きで作つくる (the wood is the shelf).