Example sentences
Formation
(i) Vinformal | ところだ | |
{話す /話した}ところだ | Be just about to talk/have just talked | |
{食べる /食べた}ところだ | Be about to eat/have just eaten | |
(ii) Vて{いる /いた} | ところだ | |
{話している /話していた}ところだ | Be in the midst of talking/have been talking | |
{食べている /食べていた}ところだ | Be in the midst of eating/have been eating | |
(iii) Adjective い informal nonpast | ところ | |
忙しいところ | The state in which someone is busy | |
(iv) Adjective な stem | なところ | |
大事なところ | The state in which something is important | |
(v) Noun の | のところ | |
休みのところ | The state in which someone is off duty/on vacation |