thesuker 先輩 Joined 20 May 2014 Messages 242 Reaction score 3 17 Sep 2014 #1 What's the difference between 家(うち) and 家(いえ)? My textbook uses both as home, but doesn't explain the difference, and I'm sure there's one.
What's the difference between 家(うち) and 家(いえ)? My textbook uses both as home, but doesn't explain the difference, and I'm sure there's one.
lanthas Joined 27 Apr 2014 Messages 940 Reaction score 243 17 Sep 2014 #2 Like the dictionary indicates, いえ is a house in general, while うち is your own.
nekojita 先輩 Joined 14 Jan 2009 Messages 1,660 Reaction score 444 17 Sep 2014 #3 いえ is closer to being about the building うち also includes the family/household. In spoken language のうち often becomes んち 俺んち 君んち 田中さんち
いえ is closer to being about the building うち also includes the family/household. In spoken language のうち often becomes んち 俺んち 君んち 田中さんち
