aspect N3 common casualpolitewritten
〜ところだ — (aspect) at the point of: about to ~ / in the middle of ~ / just did
〜ところだ ・ ところだ
Meaning
- at the point of ~ — the aspectual ところだ that marks which phase of an action you're in
Key sentence
今から出かけるところだ。
I'm just about to head out.
Easily confused with
Notes
- Cover form for the ところだ phase trio; the per-phase detail is at 〜るところだ, 〜ているところ, and 〜たところ.
See 〜ところだ in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜ところだ the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.