〜たところ (~ta tokoro) — when I did ~, I found
What you found out by trying — a written pattern linking an attempt to its discovery.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
It belongs to written and formal style; in speech people use 「〜たら」instead.
Meaning
- 「〜たところ」reports what you discovered after trying something: 「病院で調べたところ、何も問題なかった」= when I got checked at the hospital, there was nothing wrong.
- The order is "I did it, and this is what turned up", so new information or a result usually follows.
How to attach
A た-form always comes in front.
Versus what you know
N4Do not confuse it with 「〜ところです」(right now) — here ところ marks a discovery, not a moment in time.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
病院で調べたところ、何も問題がなかった。
びょういんでしらべたところ、なにももんだいがなかった。
When I had it checked at the hospital, there was nothing wrong.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 調べる (to check) → た-form 調べた → attach ところ to it → the result found out from the check comes after.
店に聞いてみたところ、まだ品物があった。
みせにきいてみたところ、まだしなものがあった。
When I asked at the shop, they still had it.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 聞いてみる → た-form 聞いてみた → attach ところ → what we found out after asking comes after.
使ってみたところ、思ったより便利だった。
つかってみたところ、おもったよりべんりだった。
When I tried it, it was more convenient than I expected.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 使ってみる → た-form 使ってみた → attach ところ → what we discovered after using it comes after.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「電話し＿ところ、もう閉まっていた。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: One form always comes in front.
〜たところ always takes the た-form.
What does 「〜たところ」express?
💡 Hint: What you found after doing it.
The sequence "I did it, and this turned up".
How is the same idea said in speech?
💡 Hint: The short conditional form.
〜たところ in writing, 〜たら in speech.
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