N4148/179

たところだ

Vた + ところだNの + ところだ

Meanings

Just finished doing
Was just doing

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Explanation

たところだ is used to express that someone has just completed a recent action, or that something has just happened. It emphasizes the immediacy of the timing and often implies the speaker is reacting to the recent event. It is commonly used in conversational and narrative contexts to convey a fresh completion or occurrence.

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Example sentences

さっきレポートを提出したところだ。

I just submitted the report a moment ago.

ちょうど昼ごはんを食べ終えたところだ。

I’ve just finished eating lunch.

会議が終わったところだ。

The meeting just ended.

今、電車を降りたところだ。

I’ve just gotten off the train.

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Or something; Any... (with question words); No matter (who)

easy to (do); likely to (happen); easy to be affected by

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more and more; rapidly; increasing quickly; progressively

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