Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – たところ (ta tokoro)

08/12/2020Updated 04/09/20211 min read

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Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – たところ (ta tokoro)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

58. ~たところ
a. Structure:
Vた + ところ
b. Meaning: after doing ~, I found that…

先生にお願いしたところ、快く引き受けてくださった。
Sensei ni onegai shita tokoro, kokoroyoku hikiukete kudasatta.
When I asked the teacher, he gladly agreed.

先生のお宅へ伺ったところ、あいにく先生はお留守だった。
Sensei no otaku e ukagatta tokoro, ainiku sensei wa o rusudatta.
I rang the teacher’s house, but unfortunately he was out.

一口食べてみたところ、とてもおいしかった。
Hitokuchi tabete mita tokoro, totemo oishikatta.
When I tried a bite, I found it delicious.

調べてみたところ、意外な事実がわかった。
Shirabete mita tokoro, igaina jijitsu ga wakatta.
When I tried looking into it, I learned a truth beyond my imagination.

久しぶりに体重を測ったところ、やはり増えていた。
Hisashiburini taijū o hakatta tokoro, yahari fuete ita.
When I weighed myself for the first time in ages, I had put on weight after all.

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