Sunday, August 6, 2017

suffixes - What's the reading of -中 as a suffix?


I see this all the time, but I don't know that I've heard it spoken.


For example: インストール中


Is it simply "なか"?



Answer




The reading when used as a suffix in this case is ちゅう (the on-yomi of the character )


So インストール中 is pronounced インストールちゅう. The meaning is "installing", or "in the process of installation".


More generally, 〜中 used in this way can be thought to mean "in the process of ~"


Edit: There is another possible usage of 〜中 which Hyperworm describes in their answer.


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