〜ところだ

Pattern

〜ところだ

Level

N4

Reading

ところだ

Meaning

Just about to / in the middle of / just finished

Attaches to

Verb (Dictionary/Te-iru/Ta form)

Nuance & register

Pinpoints the temporal phase of an action.

Example

今からご飯を食べるところです。 I am just about to eat now.

Easily confused with

〜ている (te iru) which describes an ongoing state, while 〜ところだ emphasizes the exact point in time of the action.

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