✨ Basic Meaning
🎯 Primary Function
📋 Grammar Structure
🎭 Usage Contexts
Used to explain to superiors or clients that a task is currently being worked on.
Used to tell friends why you can’t talk or what you are doing right now.
Used in emails and reports to describe the status of ongoing work.
Extremely common in spoken Japanese for immediate updates.
💡 Common Applications
📌 Important Points
⚠️ Common Mistakes
🏛️ Cultural Context
🔍 Subtle Differences
📝 Conjugation Notes
This pattern uses the ‘te-iru’ (progressive) form of verbs followed by the noun ‘tokoro’ (place/point). It conjugates like a noun (e.g., tokoro desu, tokoro da, tokoro ni).
🔊 Pronunciation Tips
Ensure a clear ‘i’ sound in ‘iru’. In casual speech, ‘iru’ is often shortened to ‘ru’ (～てるところ).
🧠 Memory Tips
Think of ‘tokoro’ as ‘spot’ or ‘point’. You are literally at the ‘point’ of doing the action.
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