Meaning:
ところ
1.
Place (e.x. きれいな所/寒い所 etc.)
2.
just about to;
たところ
1.
Just did/finished doing,
2.
When doing X, it turned out to
be Y/ found out Y
ているところ
1.
Meaning: in the process of
ところで
1.
by the way~.
2.
even if~.
ところが
1.
even so; however; even
How to use
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examples
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Translation
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just
about to
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Verb present
Short
form
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+ところ
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今、出かけるところです
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I am just
about to leave.
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something
almost
happened
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バックは盗まれるところだった
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My bag
was almost stolen.
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Just did/finished
doing
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Verb past
Short
form
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今、起きたところです。
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I just woke
up
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アメリカから日本に戻ったところです。
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I just
returned to Japan from America.
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When
doing X, it turned out to be Y
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在庫在庫を確認したところ、残り2個でした
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When I
checked the stock, there were only 2 left.
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in the
process of
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VerbTe-from
+ いる (Helping
verb)
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今料理しているところです。
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I am
cooking now.
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by the way~.
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※At the beginning of
the sentence
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+ところで
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ところで、今どこにいるの?
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By the
way, where are you now?
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even if~.
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Verb past
Short
form
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何回、読んだところで、わからない
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Even if I
read it numerous times, I wouldn't be able to understand
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even so; however;
even
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Expectation
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+ところが
+result
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今日は晴れだと思っている。ところが、雨だ
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I thought
today would be sunny. However, it is raining.
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Exercises
Translate the
following usingたところ
1.
I just finished eating lunch.
2.
I was thinking of calling you.
3.
She is reading a magazine.
4.
When I contacted the store, the
business hours were until 20:00
5.
When I quit smoking, I felt
better.
6.
By the way, have you ever been
to Osaka?
7.
Everyone thought he would win,
but he easily lost.
Answer
1.
昼ごはんを食べたところです。
2.
あなたへ電話をかけようと思っていたところです。
3.
彼女は雑誌を読んでいるところです。
4.
お店に問い合わせたところ、営業時間は20時まででした。
5.
たばこをやめたところ気分が良くなりました。
6.
ところで大阪に行ったことある?
7.
みんなは彼が勝つと思っていた。ところが簡単に負けてしまった。