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そのうち
sono uchi
Description
「そのうち」は、はっきりした時間を言わないで、いつか近い未来にという意味の言葉です。
"そのうち" is a word that means sometime in the near future without specifying an exact time.
「そのうち行くよ」のように、話し言葉でよく使います。
It is often used in spoken language, as in "そのうち行くよ" (I'll go sometime soon).
Meanings
そのうちsono uchi
before long; sometime soon; eventually
そのうち会いに行くね。
I'll come to see you sometime soon.
そのうちsono uchi
among them; out of that number
学生は十人、そのうち三人は女の子です。
There are ten students, three of whom are girls.
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Notes
- Etymology
from その (that) + うち (within/among), literally 'within that' time or group.
- Nuance
sense 1 stays vague about timing, often gently postponing a promise.
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