Grammar Info
N4 Lesson 5: 11/20

の中(なか)で
in, among, within

Structure
Noun + + 中で
その(1) + 中で

(1) この
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Just like the grammar point の中(なか)で~が一番(いちばん)~, this grammar point may be used when marking one thing from within a group, and then further describing it. The only difference is that の中(なか)で by itself simply marks something as being ‘among (A)’, or ‘within (A)’, rather than being the ‘most (A)’.
  • ラーメンの中(なか)で味噌(みそ)ラーメン好(す)き
    Among ramen, I like the miso type.
  • このバンドの中(なか)で誰(だれ)好(す)き
    Who do you like in this band?
の中(なか)で is also frequently used to describe things that are happening within a place, and will translate simply as ‘in (A)’, in these cases.
  • 車(くるま)の中(なか)で夕食(ゆうしょく)食(た)べました
    I ate dinner in my car.
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この三(みっ)つの中(なか)で赤(あか)色(いろ)好(す)き
Among these three, I like the red one.
フルーツの中(なか)で、イチゴとかパイン好(す)き
Among all fruits, I like strawberries and pineapple.
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ひらがなカタカナ漢字(かんじ)の中(なか)で、ひらがなしか書(か)けない
Among hiragana, katakana, and kanji, I can only write hiragana.
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みんなの日本語 I
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