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〜たところ

N2
ta 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

  • 駅えきの窓まど口ぐちで問とい合あわせたところ、その電でん車しゃは運うん休きゅう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。
  • 試ためしに新あたらしい肥ひ料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。
    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.

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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"
  }
}