ところが: However + ～たところ: "When"

Introduction

I waited patiently for my favorite learner to come and check out this lesson. However, they never came. My favorite learner was myself this whole time... However, I'm also my own worst enemy, which means I can't be my own favorite... HOWEVERー

In this lesson, we'll cover "however" in Japanese. Go time!

Warming up with 〜たところ: "When..."

構成こうせい

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  Past casual verb(た)ところ
  Example:
  → カフェに行いったところ、休やすみだった。
  "When I went to the cafe, it was closed.”

All the grammar we cover today will revolve around 「ところ」! So before we dive into our main topic, I want to do a little warm-up with a usage of ところ that may look a bit familiar (but is actually a bit different).