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Grammar detail: 〜ところ
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verb plain form
+ ところ
means just about to do ~
With a plain past verb, it means
just did ~
With a present continuous verb, it means
just (now) doing
ところ is from
ところ
所
meaning 'place', so the literal meaning of the expression is something like 'at the place of doing'.Another similar common expression is
いま
今
のところ
所
, which means 'at the moment', or 'right now'.Problem with this grammar? Question or
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