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ところで (tokorode)

by the way,even if,no matter what

  • JLPT N3

Meaning

ところで (tokorode) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “by the way,even if,no matter what”.

Example sentences 6

彼かれは第だい3コーナーを回まわったところでレースを諦あきらめた。

He threw away the race after rounding the third turn.

目に悪いから暗いところで本を読んではいけない。

Don't read under insufficient light, for it is bad for your eyes.

僕たちは、きわどいところで終電車に間に合った。

We were only just in time for the last train.

彼は滑って、すんでのところで転ぶところだった。

He slipped and nearly fell.

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