Topic N4

N4Grammar

Lesson 46: About to / Doing / Just finished

Learn about the stages of action with 'Tokoro' (about to, currently doing, just finished), 'Bakari' (just done), and certain prediction (Hazu desu).

Meaning

Is just about to (do) / Is actively preparing to (do)

✏️ Structure

V-dictionary form (thể nguyên dạng) + ところです

💡 Usage

Emphasizes the very specific moment an action is just about to start in the next few seconds or minutes. Highly often used with immediate adverbs like 'kore kara' or 'choudo ima kara'.

📚 Examples

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これ[から] 食たべる ところです。

Kore kara taberu tokoro desu.

I am just about to start generously eating now.

•

昼休ひるやすみは もう 終おわりましたか。いいえ、これ[から] 始はじまるところです。

Hiruyasumi wa mou owarimashita ka. Iie, kore kara hajimaru tokoro desu.

Is the lunch break already over? No, it is just about to start now.

•

今いま出でかけるところです。

Ima dekakeru tokoro desu.

I am just about to head out the door right now.

•

ちょうど今いまから始はじまるところです。

Choudo ima kara hajimaru tokoro desu.

Luckily, it is just exactly about to start right from this exact moment.

•

すぐパソコンを直なおすところです。

Sugu pasokon o naosu tokoro desu.

I am swiftly about to start gracefully repairing the personal computer immediately.

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