たところで (ta tokoro de)

Meaning

Aたところで、B〜ない

  1. even in the case A is done (,B could not possibly happen)

All JLPT 1 grammar : たところで(たところで, ta tokoro de), even in the case A is done (, B could not possibly happen)

Example

日本語意味
私の猫を何回も呼んだところ、ベッドの下からなかなか出てこない。Even if I called my cat many times, he would still not get out of below the bed.
彼からどんなに離れたところで、まだまだ好きだ。However I endeavor putting distance from him, I still love him.
友達と毎日ランニングをしたところで、ちっとも痩せなかった。Even if I ran every day with a friend, I did not lose a gram.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
shitabelow, down, under
友達tomodachifriend, companion
watashime, I
離れるhanareruto put distance, to go away from
好きsukito like, to love
何回もnankaimomany times
毎日mainichievery day
ちっともchittomonot a (even) little
痩せるyaseruto lose weight

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
カ,ゲした, しも, もとbelow, down, descend, give, low, inferior
ユウともfriend
タツ,ダ-たちaccomplished, arrive

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