✨ Basic Meaning
🎯 Primary Function
📋 Grammar Structure
🎭 Usage Contexts
Common in business reports to indicate progress (e.g., ‘Currently investigating’).
Used daily to explain why you can’t talk (‘I’m just eating’) or that you’ve just arrived.
Used in emails and narrative writing to set the scene of an action.
Extremely common in phone conversations and quick updates.
💡 Common Applications
📌 Important Points
⚠️ Common Mistakes
🏛️ Cultural Context
🔍 Subtle Differences
📝 Conjugation Notes
The particle following ‘tokoro’ changes based on the rest of the sentence (e.g., ‘tokoro desu’ for a statement, ‘tokoro ni’ when interrupted by another event).
🔊 Pronunciation Tips
When followed by ‘desu’, the ‘o’ in ‘tokoro’ is often short and clear. Avoid dragging out the vowel.
🧠 Memory Tips
Think of ‘tokoro’ as a snapshot or a ‘spot’ on a timeline. The verb form tells you where that spot is relative to the action: before (dictionary), during (teiru), or after (ta).
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