Learn Japanese grammar: ところだった (tokoro datta). Meaning: was just about to do something; something almost happened.
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ところだった - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
危ないところだった。
Example #2
ちょうど寝るところだった。
Example #3
ああ, もう少しで忘れるところだった。
Example #4
太陽がまさに沈むところだった。
Example #5
僕はもう少しで出かけるところだった、ちょうどよいところだった。
Example #6
もう少しで電車に乗り遅れるところだった。
Example #7
彼女はもう少しで仕事を辞めるところだった。
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