日本語のおしゃべり

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!

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