Japatan
Formação
- V普通形 + ところを
- いA + ところを
- なA + な + ところを
- N + の + ところを
Explicação
ところを has two main uses. (1) Considering the other person's situation, 'at a time when ~ (sorry / thank you),' common in polite phrases like お忙しいところを and お休みのところを; with 本来なら〜べきところを it means 'although I really should have ~.' (2) 'In the middle of ~ / at the moment of ~,' followed by verbs like 見られる (be seen), 見つかる (be caught), 助けられる (be rescued) or 起こされる (be woken).
Exemplos
お忙しいところを来ていただき、ありがとうございます。
Thank you for coming when you are so busy.
お休みのところを申し訳ありません。急ぎの連絡です。
I'm sorry to bother you on your day off. This is an urgent message.
本来なら直接お伺いすべきところを、メールで失礼いたします。
I should really come to see you in person, but please excuse me for writing by email.
教室で居眠りをしているところを先生に見られてしまった。
The teacher saw me dozing off in class.
Observações
In use (1), を is often dropped: お忙しいところ、ありがとうございます. ところに/ところへ mean something else happens at that moment, while ところを means an action is done to that scene or situation.
Miniquiz
1お疲れの（ ）、手伝っていただいて本当に助かりました。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 2 ところを
"Thank you so much for helping me when you were tired." ところを shows thanks for acting despite the other person's situation. ところで changes the topic, and ものの / わりに do not fit a thank-you sentence.
2道で危ない（ ）、近くにいた人に助けてもらった。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 3 ところを
"When I was in danger on the street, a person nearby helped me." 危ないところを助ける is a typical pattern. うえに (in addition), あまり (so much that) and くせに (even though, critical) do not fit.
3寝ている（ ）電話で起こされて、少し機嫌が悪い。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 1 ところを
"I was woken by a phone call while I was sleeping, so I'm a bit grumpy." ところを + 起こされる is natural. ばかりに (just because), とたんに (needs the ta-form) and ついでに (while doing something else) do not fit.
