Japanese Language 「Sentence Structure」 In Japanese, when expressing an action about to take place, the dictionary, or plain, form of a verb is used, followed by the phrase tokoro da (or tokoro desu). The noun tokoro ("place") in this expression means "state" or "moment." Examples: 母は朝ご飯を食べるところです。 Haha wa asagohan o taberu tokoro desu. My mother is about to eat breakfast. 船は港に入るところだ。 Fune wa minato ni hairu tokoro da. The ship is about to enter the port. 乗客はバスを降りるところです。 Jōkyaku wa basu o oriru tokoro desu. The passengers are just about to get off the bus. Hope this helps! じゃまたね! °˖ ✧◝(○ ヮ ○)◜✧˖ ° こゆうきあいはら °˖ ✧◝(○ ヮ ○)◜✧˖ °
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