Grammar Info

N2 Lesson 4: 1/18

(うち)

Of the, Among(st)

Structure

Noun + のうち(で)
Noun + のうち + ()+ Number
Number + (Counter)+ のうち(で)
その(1) + うち(で)

(1) この

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About ~のうち(で)

Coming from the noun (うち) 'within', のうち is a grammar pattern that appears after nouns or numbers, in order to signify 'amongst (A)' in the same way as の(なか). Like の(なか), のうち is often followed by で. However, it can also be followed by の when attached directly to another number.

The noun specified by (うち) may represent a range or a limit, and is not limited to appearing with numbers. Like の(なか), it may also appear followed by から in place of で.

のうち is far less common than のなか when specifying 'amongst', due to this, のなか will be the preferred (more natural) option in speech. Additionally, although coming from (うち), the kanji form is far less common than plain hiragana.

Examples

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    テレビ番組(ばんぐみ):「そのことにより、アルベルト・アインシュタインは近代科学者(きんだいかがくしゃ)のうちで一番(いちばん)有名(ゆうめい)人物(じんぶつ)になりました。」

    TV program: 'Due to that, Albert Einstein became the most famous among modern scientists.' (of the)

    野球(やきゅう)をする子供(こども)についての記事(きじ):「調(しら)べた854(にん)子供(こども)のうち17%の子供(こども)が、(ひじ)具合(ぐあい)がとても(わる)いことがわかりました。」

    Article about children playing baseball: '17% of the 854 children studied showed elbows in very poor health.' (among)

    記事(きじ):「195(こく)のうちで一番(いちばん)(せま)いのはバチカンだ。」

    Article: 'Of the 195 countries, Vatican City is the smallest.' (among)

    一万人(いちまんにん)のうち(ひとり)ぐらいが成功(せいこう)できるそうだ。」

    'It is said that about one in ten thousand people are able to achieve success.' (of the・among)

    この学校(がっこう)には10(めい)外国人(がいこくじん)留学生(りゅうがくせい)がいるが、うち(めい)はアジアからの学生(がくせい)だ。

    There are ten foreign exchange students in this school and six of them are from Asia.

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