でできる・からできる (Made of)

Made of, Made from, Produced from, Come from

JLPT N4
Pattern

Material + で / から + できる・作る

How it works

で marks a material you can still see in the result (木でできた机, a wooden desk). から is used when the material is transformed and no longer visible (ワインはぶどうから作る).

Examples

  • これは わたしが 米で 作った パンです。This is bread I made from rice.
  • ワインは ぶどうから 作ります。Wine is made from grapes.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 9

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