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Grammar detail: 〜ところ

〜ところ - just (about to / doing / did)

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ところ

means

just about to do ~

は

そうとするところだった。
He was about to speak.

With a plain past verb, it means

just did ~

な

が

できたところ。
I've just been able to confirm the official name.

がいしゅつ

したところです。
I'm afraid he's just gone out.

With a present continuous verb, it means

just (now) doing

は

みをしているところを

つかった。
He was detected in the very act of stealing.

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'.

あなたの

くところどこまでも

ります。
I will follow you wherever you go.

Another similar common expression is

いま

今

のところ, which means 'at the moment', or 'right now'.

のところまだセーターは

がっていない。
As yet, I have not completed the sweater.

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Kanji used in this grammar

所

ショところ place

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今

コンキンいま now

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正

セイショウただしい correct ただす to correct まさ precise, exact

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式

シキ ceremony, method, style

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名

メイミョウな name

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前

ゼンまえ before

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確

カクたしか certain たしかめる to make certain

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認

ニンみとめる to recognize, to perceive, to approve of

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行

コウギョウアンゆくいく to go おこなう to take place

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参

サンまいる to visit, go, come

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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

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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