ところ
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Used as a noun to indicate an action is about to happen. Attaches to the plain form of a verb (e.g., 『行く』 iku, 'to go') → 『行くところ』 (iku tokoro, 'about to go').
Theme
At a train station, User is meeting their friend Taro to go to a hot spring. Taro is explaining that he is about to buy tickets.
ところ
ところ
about to do ~ (grammatical noun)
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Memory Hook
Imagine you're at a train station, about to board a train. You point and say, 『ところ』 (tokoro, 'about to do') — it's the 'to-corner' where you're just about to go!
Cultural Note
In Japanese, 『～ところ』 (tokoro) is often used in daily conversation to indicate immediacy, such as 『行くところ』 (iku tokoro, 'about to go'). It's a common way to express plans or actions that are on the verge of happening.
Forms
Base: ところUsed as a noun to indicate an action is about to happen. Attaches to the plain form of a verb (e.g., 『行く』 iku, 'to go') → 『行くところ』 (iku tokoro, 'about to go').