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～ところだった: I nearly...

adept #108
~ 5 Minutes

Introduction

Woah there! I nearly caused a massive accident by dropping these two huge wheels of cheese I happened to be carrying! That was a close one.

Today, you'll learn how to say that you "nearly did X", or better yet, "nearly didn't do X". Let's go!

～ところだった: I was about to drop those cheese wheels, for real

構成こうせい

  • b

    Casual (dictionary) form verbところだった

  • b

    Casual (negative) form verbところだった

    Example:
    → マイクのパンケーキを食たべるところだった。
    "I almost ate Mike's pancakes.”

Let's get down to some (ところ) business!

You've learned a few patterns that use ところ already, such as ～するところ for actions that one is about to do, or ～たところ for actions that one has just completed:

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〜ところだった I nearly/almost...
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