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Home N3 Grammar Pattern List 〜ところに／〜ところへ

N3

〜ところに／〜ところへ

Meaning

Expresses that, right in the midst of a certain scene or situation, another matter appears or intervenes. It describes that, just while doing something or being in a certain state, another event happens with good or bad timing.

Examples
  1. 出かけようとしたところに、来客があった。 Just as I was about to go out, a visitor arrived.
  2. 困っていたところへ、友人が助けに来てくれた。 When I was in trouble, a friend came to help.
  3. 話をしているところに、電話が鳴った。 While we were talking, the phone rang.
  4. ちょうど寝ようとしたところへ、地震が起きた。 Just as I was about to go to sleep, an earthquake struck.
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