〜たところです
just finished ~
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Place two moments on a timeline and join them with 〜たところです.
Understand
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Sentence formula
How it works
「〜たところです」 means "just finished ~". Structure: Verb ta-form + ところです. This is a JLPT N4 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.
When to use it
Use it for routines, status updates, sequences, and telling stories.
Tone: Polite
A safe choice for everyday conversations, shops, school, and the workplace.
Use
Hear it in real life
At work
Example 1会議が終わったところです。
かいぎ が おわった ところ です。
kaigi ga owatta tokoro desu.
The meeting has just ended.
Everyday life
Example 2紹介が終わったところです。
しょうかい が おわった ところ です。
shoukai ga owatta tokoro desu.
The introduction has just ended.
Everyday life
Example 3経験が終わったところです。
けいけん が おわった ところ です。
keiken ga owatta tokoro desu.
The experience has just ended.
Everyday life
Example 4翻訳が終わったところです。
ほんやく が おわった ところ です。
hon'yaku ga owatta tokoro desu.
The translation has just ended.
Everyday life
Example 5給料が終わったところです。
きゅうりょう が おわった ところ です。
kyuuryou ga owatta tokoro desu.
The salary has just ended.
Make it yours
Choose one example. Replace one person, place, object, or time with a detail from your life, then say the new sentence aloud.
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Your situation
The meeting has just ended.
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