て形の表現N4
〜たところだ
just did... / have just finished...
Structure
V-た形 + ところだ
Explanation
〜た + ところだ indicates an action that has just ended, "just did...". Similar in meaning to 〜たばかりだ. E.g., 今、帰ってきたところです.
Examples
ちょうど今、駅に着いたところです。
I've just arrived at the station.
さっきお風呂に入ったところです。
I just took a bath.
Note
〜たところだ cannot take expressions of duration (e.g., 一時間), but さっき and ちょうど are fine. 〜たばかりだ differs in that it subjectively emphasizes how short the time was.