N4 — outside your level filter
途中で
とちゅうでtochuu deN4neutral
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partway through — something cuts in while the action is still running
本を読んでいるとちゅうで寝てしまった。
hon o yonde iru tochuu de nete shimatta.
I fell asleep in the middle of reading my book. neutral
映画の途中で寝ちゃったんだよね。
eiga no tochuu de nechatta n da yo ne.
I ended up falling asleep partway through the movie. casual
会議の途中で失礼いたしますが、少しよろしいでしょうか。
kaigi no tochuu de shitsurei itashimasu ga, sukoshi yoroshii deshou ka.
Forgive me for cutting in partway through the meeting, but might I have a moment? formal
on the way — a point on the route you're heading along
帰るとちゅうで牛乳を買ってきてね。
kaeru tochuu de gyuunyuu o katte kite ne.
Pick up some milk on the way as you go home, would you? casual
帰る途中でパン屋に寄ってくね。
kaeru tochuu de pan'ya ni yotteku ne.
I'll stop by the bakery on the way home. casual
学校へ行く途中に、小さな神社があります。
gakkou e iku tochuu ni, chiisana jinja ga arimasu.
There's a small shrine on the way to school. neutral
How it's formed3
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途中にtochuunialternant
行く途中に
に in place of で puts something ON the route rather than breaking the trip — 駅へ行く途中にコンビニがある.
途中までtochuumadealternant
names how far the action got before it stopped — 本を途中まで読んだ says the reading was abandoned there.