所で

Japanese

Kanji in this term
所
ところ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 所 (tokoro, “place”) +‎ で (de, “at”, “in”, indicates a location of action).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ところ​で [tòkóróꜜdè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ko̞ɾo̞de̞]

Conjunction

所(ところ)で • (tokoro de) 

1. by the way, incidentally

   所(ところ)で、ちょっと君(きみ)に話(はなし)が在(あ)る。

   Tokoro de, chotto kimi ni hanashi ga aru.

   By the way, I have something to tell you.

   所(ところ)で、あなたの仕(し)事(ごと)は何(なん)ですか？

   Tokoro de, anata no shigoto wa nan desu ka?

   By the way, what do you do?

Synonyms

• 因(ちな)みに (chinami ni)

Particle

所(ところ)で • (tokoro de) 

1. even if, no matter if (someone does something)

See also

• ところが (tokoro ga)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.