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Grammar detail: 〜ているところ

〜ているところ
doing ~ (just) now; doing ~ at the present moment
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verb ている
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ところ (だ)
means
doing ~ (just) now doing; in the act of doing; doing ~ at the present moment
When this expression ends a sentence だ or です will sometimes be placed after ところ. However, in everyday casual conversation, だ or です is often omitted.
かのじょ
彼女
は
ひる
昼
ご
はん
飯
を
た
食
べている
ところだ。
She is having lunch now.
かれ
彼
がみんなとトランプをしているところをみました。
I saw him playing cards with all of them.
おも
思
い
だ
出
そ
うとしているところです。
I'm trying to remember.
かれ
彼
は
ぬす
盗
み
をしているところを
み
見
つかった
。
He was detected in the very act of stealing.
だった or でした placed at the end of the expression form the past.
かのじょ
彼女
はそのとき
ゆうしょく
夕食
を
つく
作
っている
ところだった。
She was cooking dinner at that time.
Another similar common expression is
いま
今
のところ, which means 'at the moment', or 'right now'.
いま
今
のところまだセーターは
できあ
出来上
がっていない
。
As yet, I have not completed the sweater.
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Kanji used in this grammar

今
コン   キン   いま now   
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彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
昼
チュウ   ひる noon, daytime   
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飯
ハン   めし boiled rice, food   
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食
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   くう to eat   
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思
シ   おもう to think   
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出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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作
サク   サ   つくる to make   
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来
ライ   くる to come   きたる to be forthcoming   きたす to induce   
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上
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼる to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼす to bring up   
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