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Đề Thi Tiếng Nhật

Grammar Level N1


ところだった (tokoro-datta): Almost; nearly

~ところだった (tokoro-datta)

Meaning

Almost; nearly

Formation and usage

V dictionary + ところだった
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.

Explanation

An event almost occurred but was avoided, often with 危うく or もう少しで.

Examples

もう少しで、会議に遅れるところだった。

I almost arrived late for the meeting.

もう少しで、試験に遅れるところだった。

I almost arrived late for the exam.

もう少しで、研修に遅れるところだった。

I almost arrived late for the training session.

もう少しで、発表会に遅れるところだった。

I almost arrived late for the presentation event.

もう少しで、面接に遅れるところだった。

I almost arrived late for the interview.

How related patterns differ

かけ leaves an action unfinished; たきり leaves a subsequent action absent. も同然だ treats a state as practically reached; ところだった nearly reaches it but avoids it. ばそれまでだ makes a consequence final; いったん can mean once or temporarily.


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