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How to Say ‘I study economics at university.’ in Japanese

わたしはだいがくでけいざいをべんきょうしています。

わたしはだいがくでけいざいをべんきょうしています。

💬 Usage Tip: A complete, polite self-intro sentence. More natural spacing in kanji: [私は大学で経済を勉強しています].

🇯🇵 In Japan: If you’re talking to someone senior, this sentence is appropriately polite without being too formal.

Phrase Breakdown

わたしはわたしは

as for me, / I (topic)

わたし = I. は marks the topic: 'As for me...'.

Example

わたしはマイクです。

I'm Mike.

だいがくでだいがくで

at university

Place + で indicates where you do the action.

Example

だいがくでともだちにあいました。

I met a friend at university.

けいざいをけいざいを

economics (object)

けいざい = economics. を marks it as what you study.

Example

けいざいをせんこうしています。

I'm majoring in economics.

べんきょうしていますべんきょうしています

am studying

Ongoing or general study activity; here it means you study economics (as your field).

Example

まいにち、けいざいをべんきょうしています。

I study economics every day.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

わたしわたし

[watashi]

I; me

First-person pronoun; polite/neutral. Often the subject/topic in introductions.

Example

わたしはだいがくでけいざいをべんきょうしています。

I study economics at university.

はは

[wa]

(topic marker)

Marks the topic: "As for me..." Helps structure self-introductions.

Example

わたしは学生です。

As for me, I’m a student.

だいがくだいがく

[daigaku]

university; college

Place of study. Typically followed by で to show where you study.

Example

だいがくで日本語を勉強しています。

I study Japanese at university.

でで

[de]

at; in (location/setting particle)

Indicates the setting where the action happens: だいがくで勉強しています.

Example

だいがくで友だちに会います。

I meet friends at university.

けいざいけいざい

[keizai]

economics; economy

Subject/field of study (major). Often paired with を + 勉強しています.

Example

けいざいをべんきょうしています。

I am studying economics.

をを

[o]

(object marker)

Marks what you study/do. In this sentence it marks けいざい as the object of べんきょうしています.

Example

けいざいをべんきょうしています。

I’m studying economics.

べんきょうべんきょう

[benkyou]

study; studying

Hiragana form of 勉強. Used with する to mean "to study."

Example

毎日べんきょうしています。

I study every day.

しし

[shi]

do (stem of する)

Combines to make して: し + て. Used to form しています (am doing).

Example

べんきょうし て います。

I am studying.

てて

[te]

te-form connector

Part of the te-form; して + いる = している (be doing).

Example

べんきょうし て います。

I am studying.

いい

[i]

to exist (animate); (part of いる in ています)

In ています, indicates ongoing action politely.

Example

べんきょうしてい ます。

I am studying.

ますます

[masu]

(polite verb ending)

Polite present/progressive ending. Common in introductions: 〜しています.

Example

大学でけいざいをべんきょうしています。

I study economics at university.

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