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N2 — outside your level filter

ところに

ところにtokoro niN2neutral

savor + right when — at that exact moment something else cuts in from outside

ajiwau tokoro ni

right when — at that exact moment something else cuts in from outside

meaning: right when savoring

Same meaning

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜ところに
  • 味あじわうところに

ちょうど味あじわうところに、母ははに呼よび止とめられた。

choudo ajiwau tokoro ni, haha ni yobitomerareta.

I got stopped by my mother right when savoring. neutral

宿題しゅくだいやってるところに友ともだちが来きちゃってさ。

shukudai yatteru tokoro ni tomodachi ga kichatte sa.

My friend turned up right while I was doing my homework. casual

Same meaning6

while doing

All examples4

right when — something else arrives and cuts in

  1. ちょうど出でかけるところに、母ははに呼よび止とめられた。

    choudo dekakeru tokoro ni, haha ni yobitomerareta.

    I got stopped by my mother right when heading out. neutral

  2. 宿題しゅくだいやってるところに友ともだちが来きちゃってさ。

    shukudai yatteru tokoro ni tomodachi ga kichatte sa.

    My friend turned up right while I was doing my homework. casual

  3. 家いえに着ついたところに、ちょうど宅配便たくはいびんが来きた。

    ie ni tsuita tokoro ni, choudo takuhaibin ga kita.

    The delivery arrived just as I got home. neutral

  4. お食事しょくじをなさっているところに失礼しつれいいたします。

    o shokuji o nasatte iru tokoro ni shitsurei itashimasu.

    Forgive me for intruding while you are eating. formal

How it's formed3

All forms1

  • ところへtokorohealternant

    味あじわうところへ

    に stays good throughout, but へ is preferred when what cuts in is somebody arriving on the scene — 出でかけるところへ、宅配便たくはいびんが来きた。

Notes

What cuts in must come from outside your control. A next step you choose
yourself takes たあとで instead.