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内

うち

inside, within; among; while (a state lasts)

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Examples

  1. 三日の内に返事をください。

    みっかのうちにへんじをください。

    Please reply within three days.

  2. 明るい内に帰りましょう。

    あかるいうちにかえりましょう。

    Let's head home while it's still light.

  3. 学生の内、半分は女性です。

    がくせいのうち、はんぶんはじょせいです。

    Half of the students are women.

  4. 今日の内に宿題を終わらせます。

    きょうのうちにしゅくだいをおわらせます。

    I'll finish the homework before the day is out.

Common patterns

～の内に
within ~ (a period)
その内
before long, one of these days
若い内に
while you're still young

Memory tip

As 〜うちに it means "while the condition still holds" (明るいうちに = while it's still light), which is a different job from 中(なか), "physically inside". The same kanji is read ない in compounds: 以内, 国内.

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