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〜ところ: Japanese grammar explained

~tokoro — The exact point of an action (about to / in the middle of / just did).

Structure

Verb(dictionary/ている/た)+ところ

Examples

  • 今から出かけるところです。

    いまからでかけるところです。

    I'm just about to go out.

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