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Gentleman10

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7 Nov 2006

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• 21 Jan 2007

• #1

hey guys, I'm writing an essay right now and just got kinda stumped:
How would you say x out of y things?

For example ' 1 out of 3 games'
'2 out of 9' apples
just anything like that.

Thanks in a advance for the help

 

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PaulTB

Manga Psychic

22 Jan 2004

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• 21 Jan 2007

• #2

Hint: Ranma nibun no ichi.

 

undrentide

Japa'n vagyok

18 Jan 2006

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• 21 Jan 2007

• #3

Gentleman10 said:

hey guys, I'm writing an essay right now and just got kinda stumped:
How would you say x out of y things?

For example ' 1 out of 3 games'
'2 out of 9' apples
just anything like that.

Thanks in a advance for the help

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To say A out of B, you can use "B no uchi A"
number B (+ counter) no (something no) uchi number A (+counter).
e.g.
1 out of 3 games
３ゲームのうち１ゲーム 3 geemu no uchi 1 geemu

2 out of 9 apples
９個のりんごのうち２個（のりんご） 9 ko no ringo no uchi 2 ko (no ringo)
You can also say
りんご９個のうち２個 ringo 9 ko no uchi 2 ko
or
りんごここのつのうちふたつ ringo kokonotsu no uchi futatsu

2 persons out of 100
１００人のうちふたり 100 nin no uchi futari

 

epigene

相変わらず不束者です

10 Nov 2004

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• 21 Jan 2007

• #4

I think you can also use 中 , as in 100人中一人。

 

undrentide

Japa'n vagyok

18 Jan 2006

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• 21 Jan 2007

• #5

epigene said:

I think you can also use 中 , as in 100人中一人。

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Oh yes, indeed!
Thank you for your great follow-up, epigene san!

 

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Gentleman10

後輩

7 Nov 2006

124

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• 22 Jan 2007

• Thread starter
• #6

thanks a lot guys, I appreciate the help =)