〜たところ
N2ta tokoro
when (I) did ..., (I found that); upon doing
Formation
Verb-ta + ところ
Chinese meanings
做了之后发现
Chinese formation
动词た形+ところ
Chinese usage
报告进行某动作之后发现的事实。
Chinese notes
比たら更正式。
Examples
- 駅の窓口で問い合わせたところ、その電車は運休しているとのことだった。When I asked at the station window, I was told that the train wasn't running.向车站窗口询问后得知,那趟电车停运了。
- 試しに新しい肥料を使ってみたところ、トマトがよく育った。When I tried using a new fertilizer, the tomatoes grew very well.试着用了新肥料后,番茄长得很好。
Notes
Reports what turned out after an action, often a discovery. The result is a past fact beyond the speaker's control. More formal than 〜たら.
#sequence#result
Related N2 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ta-tokoro');
{
"id": "ta-tokoro",
"pattern": "〜たところ",
"romaji": "ta tokoro",
"level": "N2",
"meaning": "when (I) did ..., (I found that); upon doing",
"formation": "Verb-ta + ところ",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "駅の窓口で問い合わせたところ、その電車は運休しているとのことだった。",
"furigana": "{駅|えき}の{窓口|まどぐち}で{問|と}い{合|あ}わせたところ、その{電車|でんしゃ}は{運休|うんきゅう}しているとのことだった。",
"en": "When I asked at the station window, I was told that the train wasn't running."
},
{
"ja": "試しに新しい肥料を使ってみたところ、トマトがよく育った。",
"furigana": "{試|ため}しに{新|あたら}しい{肥料|ひりょう}を{使|つか}ってみたところ、トマトがよく{育|そだ}った。",
"en": "When I tried using a new fertilizer, the tomatoes grew very well."
}
],
"tags": [
"sequence",
"result"
],
"notes": "Reports what turned out after an action, often a discovery. The result is a past fact beyond the speaker's control. More formal than 〜たら.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "d178601795dafc5b19da2ca8c0189331e8c9684485ccf4ae3bb99bfdaad89df0",
"meanings": [
"做了之后发现"
],
"formation": "动词た形+ところ",
"explanation": "报告进行某动作之后发现的事实。",
"notes": "比たら更正式。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "駅の窓口で問い合わせたところ、その電車は運休しているとのことだった。",
"zh": "向车站窗口询问后得知,那趟电车停运了。"
},
{
"ja": "試しに新しい肥料を使ってみたところ、トマトがよく育った。",
"zh": "试着用了新肥料后,番茄长得很好。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n2.json#ta-tokoro",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "17f4e5fb139360a9c7e0d881f438217708dfadff8ce3aa6dd08647fe1836239f"
}
}