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Verb (dictionary form) + ところ → “just about to do [verb]”

N5

Pattern

verb (dictionary) ところ

Explanation

Verb (dictionary form) + ところ → “just about to do [verb]”

So:

帰るところ = about to go home
食べるところ = about to eat
寝るところ = about to sleep
出かけるところ = about to go out

Examples

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もうすぐ帰るところ

もうすぐかえるところ

I’m about to go home

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