No. 1,246 in Japanese
中学生
Middle school student.
In a sentence
妹は中学生です。
My younger sister is a middle school student.
Here, '中学生' is used as a noun to describe the occupation or role of the subject in the sentence.
近所の中学生たちはとても礼儀正しいです。
The middle school students in the neighborhood are very polite.
In this sentence, '中学生' is used as a plural noun modified by '近所の', indicating a specific group of people.
学校の中学生大会は来週開かれる予定です。
The school's middle school student tournament is scheduled to be held next week.
Here, '中学生' is part of a compound noun '中学生大会', describing an event specifically for middle school students.
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