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ところ info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word "ところ":
– Visual Connection: Imagine a place you enjoy visiting and label it in your mind as "tokoro."
– Sound Association: Think of "Tokyo row" – as if imagining a row of places in Tokyo.
– Mnemonic Device: "To the core of the place" can help you remember "tokoro."

Explanations:
– "ところ" (tokoro) typically refers to a physical place or location.
– It can also refer to a point in time within a narrative, much like "scene" or "occasion."

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– ばしょ (場所, basho): another term for place or location.
– ちいき (地域, chiiki): refers more to an area or region.
– しょざい (所在地, shozai): more formal, meaning location or whereabouts; often used for addresses.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
– State or condition: Used to describe a situation or condition (e.g., a point in a process, like "it's a tricky place in the project").
– Grammar Usage: In conjunction with verbs, it can indicate a point in an action, like "about to do" or "just finished doing."

Examples of Sentences:
1. Physical Place:
– ここはすてきなところですね。
– Koko wa suteki na tokoro desu ne.
– This is a beautiful place, isn't it?

2. Narrative Point:
– ちょうどいいところで電話が鳴った。
– Chōdo ii tokoro de denwa ga natta.
– The phone rang at just the right moment.

3. Situation/Condition:
– 今、忙しいところなんです。
– Ima, isogashii tokoro nan desu.
– I'm busy right now.

4. About to do something:
– 今から昼ご飯を食べるところです。
– Ima kara hirugohan o taberu tokoro desu.
– I am about to have lunch now.

5. Just finished doing something:
– 宿題が終わったところです。
– Shukudai ga owatta tokoro desu.
– I just finished my homework.

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