How to Say ‘By 3 o'clock, right?’ in Japanese
三時までですね。
san ji made desu ne
[sahn jee mah-deh dess neh]
💬 Usage Tip: [三時までですね] confirms the endpoint: “until 3, right?” If you mean a deadline, ask [三時までにですね？].
🇯🇵 In Japan: Repeating key info with [ですね] is common in Japanese service/office talk to avoid mistakes—confirmation is a form of politeness.
Phrase Breakdown
三時まで
san ji made
until three o’clock
Time limit expression: “until 3:00.” (Note: different nuance from までに “by 3:00.”)
三時まで授業があります。
I have class until three.
Words in this phrase
三
san
[sahn]
three
Number 3 used in time expression 三時 (3 o’clock).
三時までですね、わかりました。
Until three o’clock, right? Got it.
時
ji
[jee]
o'clock; hour
Time counter used with numbers (三時 = 3 o’clock).
三時までですね。
It’s until three o’clock, right?
まで
made
[mah-deh]
until; up to
Marks the end point: 'until ~.' In 三時まで, it means 'until 3:00.'
三時までですね。
Until three o’clock, right?
ですね
desu ne
right?; okay; (polite confirmation)
Used to confirm what you just heard: “So it’s until three, right?”
ここで待つんですね。
So we wait here, right?
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[dess]
to be (polite); is/are/am (polite)
Polite copula. Here it states the confirmed info (until 3 o’clock).
三時までです。
It’s until three o’clock.
ね
ne
[neh]
right?; isn't it?; you know
Adds confirmation/soft tone. 三時までですね = confirming a schedule/deadline.
三時までですね。
Until three o’clock, right?
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