haha made sono eiga o nikai mimashita.

direct object particle

Breakdown of haha made sono eiga o nikai mimashita.

• 映えい画が: movie
• 見みる: to watch

Questions & Answers about haha made sono eiga o nikai mimashita.

What does まで mean in 母まで here? Does it mean until?

Here, まで does not mean until. It means something like even.

So 母まで means even my mother.

This use of まで adds a nuance of surprise, emphasis, or unexpected inclusion. It often suggests something like:

• Even my mother watched that movie twice.
• My mother, of all people, watched that movie twice.

In other contexts, まで can mean until or up to, but not in this sentence.

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Why is it 母まで and not 母は or 母が?

Because the speaker is highlighting mother as an unexpected example.

Compare:

• 母はその映画を二回見ました。
  My mother watched that movie twice.
  This is a neutral statement about your mother.

• 母がその映画を二回見ました。
  My mother watched that movie twice.
  This focuses more on who did the action.

• 母までその映画を二回見ました。
  Even my mother watched that movie twice.
  This adds the feeling that your mother is a surprising case.

So まで is not just marking the subject. It adds meaning.

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