〜たところ
Just (finished)...
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ところ is a noun that means "place" or "scenario/circumstance". When ところ is preceded by a past tense casual form verb, it expresses that the verb has just been completed.
食べたところ
"just ate"掃除したところ
"just cleaned"
This usage of ところ is commonly paired with adverbs such as ちょうど "just", and さっき "just now".
You can be more polite by following ところ with です if it comes at the end of your sentence, and you can also form the past tense "had just finished..." by following it with でした. The casual variants are of course だ and だった.
In casual speech, ところ is often shortened to とこ.
ところ combines with a past tense casual verb to express "just did (verb)".
This usage of ところ is often paired with adverbs such as ちょうど "just", and さっき "just now".
ところ can be made polite by adding です instead of the casual だ.
〜たところ can express "had just (verb)" by adding でした or the casual だった.
In casual speech, ところ is often shortened to とこ.
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