te (form) + iru tokoro desu

continued from previous post about tokoro desu(ところ）, now if before word tokoro is te from and iru, the meaning is still doing (V.ing), is same as When we talk about events that are actually happening now, or the present continuous tense in English grammar. here the formula

-ing form
Verb (te form) + iru tokoro desu,

here is the example

今食べているところです。
ima tebete iru tokoro desu.
now, we are eating.

then what the different from te iru, actually we can use te iru to express present continuous tense, but te form + iru tokoro is polite from, and this form have more intention what we feeling when doing conversation. see more example below to, firts example using tokoro and second sample using shite iru

1. A: kaigino shiryou wa mou dekimashitaka ?
会議の　資料　は　もう　できましたか。
have you finished the meeting stuff ?
B :sumimasen, mada desu . ima jyunbishite iru tokoro desu.
　　　　すみません、まだ　です。　今準備しているところ　です
i'm sorry , not yet. now still preparing.

2. A: ima nanio shite imasuka?
　　　　今　何を　していますか。
what you doing now?

B: heya o syoujishite imasu.
　　　　部屋を　商事して　います。
(I'm) cleaning my room

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will+Verb. Ing (just) ...tokoro desu

... tokoro desu, have some meaning, at this post is will explain first meaning if before word tokoro is jisyou kei (dictionary form) the sentence will have "will+V.ing" , here the example

A :ocha o mo nondaka?
do you have drink the tea?

B: iie, korekara nomu tokoro desu.
not yet, from now i will drink the tea.

not always but korekara is a completely nice words to accomplice before tokoro used.
korekara have meaning from now　or from this.

this the other example in more complete sentence:
ちょうど　今から　ケーキ　を　食べる　ところ　です、一緒に　いかが　ですか。
cyoudo ima kara keki o taberu tokoro desu, isshouni ikaga desuka.
happenstance/accidentally from this we will eating cake, let's eat it together.

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Mr. yamaguchi give me a book - ... watashini kureta

reverse from previous post, at this post we will learn to express givenness from any body to our, as you can see at the title.

Mr. yamaguchi give me a book
yamaguchi san wa watashini hon o kuremashita.
山口さん　は　私に　本を　くれました。

why use kuremashita, remember the rule that ageru, agemasu or agemashita (in past form) can not use to express givenness to our self. then how to express ? you must says with kuremashita, kureta. the formula is

A (names/she/he) + give + me + .. (Noun)
A (names/she/he) + wa + watashi ni+ ..(Noun) o + kuremashita

see more example below
先生は　私に　カメラを　くれました
sensei ha watashini kamera o kuremasita
teacher give me camera

村さんは　私に　二つりんごを　くれました
murasan ha watashini futatsuringo o kuremasita
Mr. mura give me twice apple

那賀林さん　は　私に　赤い靴　を　くれた。
kobayashisan ha watashini akai kutsu o kureta.
Mr.Kobayashi give me a red shoes.

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i give book to mr yanagi - watashiha .... agemashita

This topic is about how to express givenness or appropriations, the sample example you can see as in title, i give book to mr. yanagi in japanese we could say

watashi wa yanagi san ni hon o agemashita
私はやなぎ　さん　に　本を　上げました。

from those example here the formula to express givenness.

i give+..(A).+ to + ....(names/she/he)
私は　(names/she/he) に+ (A)を　上げます（あげます）。

if the action is past action, you must says it in past to
here the others example

1. i give ballpoint to Mrs. yuki
watashiwa Yuki san ni borupen wo agemashita
私は　雪さん　に　ボルペン　を　あげました。

2. I give cake to Mr.nomura
watashiwa Mr.nomura san ni ke-ki wo agemashita
私は　野村　さん　に　ケーキ　を　あげました。

3. I give a jacket to sora.
boku ha sora kun ni jaketo wo ageta
ぼく　は　空くん　に　ジャケト　を　上げた。

now try to make a sentence by your self.

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