～途中(に・で): "In the middle of X"

Introduction

Welcome to the 「途中とちゅう」 lesson!

Whatever you do, don't give up halfway. That would just be too topical.

～途中とちゅう(に・で): Hey! I was in the middle of something!

構成こうせい

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  Casual form verb途中とちゅう(に・で)

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  Nounの途中とちゅう(に・で)
  Example:
  → レッスンを書かいている途中とちゅうでお腹なかが空すいたから、キッチンに行いってケーキを食たべた。
  "I got hungry in the middle of writing a lesson so I went to the kitchen and ate some cake.”

～途中とちゅう is a deceptively slippery piece of grammar. It starts off all simple, but then you're like "Wait, what?", then it makes sense again, but quickly after you're like, "What the heck?". Don't worry though, it's all part of the process, and I'll do my best to limit your frustration as much as possible.