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I need to confirm my meaning of the following sentence:

この会は会長の木村さんを中心にいろいろな活動をしている。

My go:

If Kimura-san was here in this meeting, then it will be exciting.

Can someone explain what this means?

fynxgloire
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  • There are two を's in this sentence. Just so we are clear, when you say を as a question marker, are you talking about 「木村さん**を**中心に」 or 「いろいろな活動**を**している」? – Eddie Kal Oct 16 '21 at 20:12
  • @EddieKal Hello Eddie Van Halen, First can you please explain what is a question marker? I have no idea what you are talking about – fynxgloire Oct 17 '21 at 18:08
  • こっちのセリフだけど。 Well, you mentioned "question marker" in your original post... – Eddie Kal Oct 17 '21 at 19:16
  • @EddieKal Ok I took it out, so now can you answer what it means? – fynxgloire Oct 17 '21 at 19:55
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    Study [を中心に](https://www.edewakaru.com/archives/23616029.html) first. – Jimmy Yang Oct 17 '21 at 21:48
  • @JimmyYang Well according to your link, it says concentration, that does not help one bit at all. – fynxgloire Oct 17 '21 at 22:29

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First, this 会 means club, group or society rather than an individual meeting. Second, there is no word for if in your sentence. Third, いろいろな活動 is various activities, and there is no word for exciting in your sentence. Fourth, you have already asked about this Aを中心に construction (or more broadly AをBに) several times. AをBに is a very important pattern and you can read dozens of questions about it here. 会長の木村さんを中心に is adverbially modifying 活動をしている.

Without this part, the sentence should be easy:

この会はいろいろな活動をしている。

This group is working on various activities.

And with the Aを中心に part:

この会は会長の木村さんを中心にいろいろな活動をしている。

(literally) This group, with the chairman Mr. Kimura at its center, is working on various activities.

This group, led by the chairman Mr. Kimura, is working on various activities.

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