Wednesday, June 20, 2018

のうち

The structure X + のうち(で) can be used to indicate the total entity of X when presenting a smaller portion of X. This often translates to something like "Out of 100 people..."

1週間のうち、三日はアルバイトに行きます。
I go to my part-time job three days a week.

私が今学期取っている授業のうちで、宿題がないのはダンスのクラスだけだ。
Of the classes I'm taking this semester, dance class is the only one that doesn't have homework.

毎月もらう給料のうち、2割は家賃のために使います。
Out of the salary I receive every month, I use 20% of it for rent.

このクラスの12人の学生のうち、男子学生は8人で、4人が女子学生だ。
Among the 12 students in this class, 8 are guys and 4 are girls.

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