Complete explanation of Tokoro Desu

at this blog was explain that phrases contains tokoro desu, consist of three parts they are :

1. dictonary form + tokoro desu.
2. te form + iru tokoro desu.
3. ta form + tokoro desu.

the true meaning of tokoro is place, but if joint with others sentence and phrases, the meaning was change, see more at posting before about tokoro desu.

to explain more clearly what the different of each phrases iru tokoro see this picture below
1. dictonary form + tokoro desu.

those picture shown someone prepare to eating, at those time the right expression is
taberu tokoro desu
食べる　ところ　です

2. te form + iru tokoro desu.


at those picture you see that somebody eating something, this condition is perfect when we use te from + tokoro desu.so the right expression is

tabete iru tokoro desu
食べて　いる　ところです

3. ta form + tokoro desu.


those picture shown that somebody have just already ate, at this situation the right expression is

tabeta tokoro desu
食べた　ところ　です。

from explanation in each post about tokoro desu, and this post, we hope this explanation more completely and easy to understanding.

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ta (form) + iru tokoro , Just finished

to express that we have just finished something that we was done, we should use this expression method,

Ta (form) + tokoro


this form almost use with tattaima (Just now) for example
林さん、たった今　電話　あった　ところ　ですよ。
hayashisan, tattaima denwa atta tokoro desu.
Mr.hayasi, it was just this phone

see the other example below to learn how to use ta (form) tokoro desu

X : takayama san wa mou tabemasita ka?
高山さん　は　もう　食べましたか。
　　 Mr.takayama　do you has already ate?

T : hai, tabeta tokoro desu
はい、たべた　ところ　です。
　　i just has ate it.

if you still confused how to make ta- form, please read posting about te- form, the way to make te form and ta form is same, just change te with ta.

gabatte !!

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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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