(present tense casual verb)ところ

About

ところ is a noun that means "place" or "scenario/circumstance". When ところ is preceded by a present tense casual form verb, it expresses "about to (verb)".

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  食たべるところ
  "about to eat"

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  寝ねるところ
  "about to sleep"

This usage of ところ is commonly paired with adverbs such as これから/今いまから "from now", and ちょうど "just".

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 "was about to..." 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.

Summary

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  ところ combines with a present tense casual verb to express "about to (verb)".

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  This usage of ところ is often paired with adverbs such as これから/今いまから "from now", and ちょうど "just".

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  ところ can be made polite by adding です instead of the casual だ.

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  (verb)ところ can express "was about to verb" by adding でした or the casual だった.

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  In casual speech, ところ is often shortened to とこ

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