mousikomisyo ni yuubinbangou to atarasii zyuusyo wo kinyuusita tokoro desu.

Questions & Answers about mousikomisyo ni yuubinbangou to atarasii zyuusyo wo kinyuusita tokoro desu.

Why is used after 申込書?

Because 記入する usually marks the place/item you write into with .

  • 申込書に記入する = to fill something in on an application form
  • Here, the things being filled in are 郵便番号 and 新しい住所

So 申込書に means something like on / in the application form.


Why is there only one after 郵便番号 と 新しい 住所?

Because the two nouns are being treated as one combined object list:

  • 郵便番号と新しい住所 = postal code and new address
  • を記入した = filled in

Japanese often puts one particle after the whole list rather than after each item.

So this structure means:

  • [postal code and new address] + を + fill in

What exactly does mean here?

Here means and.

So:

  • 郵便番号と新しい住所 = postal code and new address

This is a straightforward noun-to-noun connector.


What does 記入する mean, and how is it different from just 書く?

記入する is a more formal word meaning to fill in or to enter information.

Compare:

  • 書く = to write
  • 記入する = to fill in/write required information in a form, document, box, etc.

Since the sentence is about an application form (申込書), 記入する sounds much more natural than 書く.


What does ところです mean here?

In this sentence, ところです shows the action is at a particular stage. With the past form before it, it means have just done something.

So:

  • 記入したところです = have just filled in / just finished filling in

It emphasizes that the action happened very recently.


Why is it 記入したところです and not just 記入しました?

Both can be correct, but they mean slightly different things.

  • 記入しました = I filled it in / I have filled it in
  • 記入したところです = I have just filled it in

The ところです version adds the nuance of just now, or very recently completed.


Why is した used before ところです?

Because the pattern changes meaning depending on the verb form before ところです:

  • 辞書形 + ところです = about to do
  • ている + ところです = in the middle of doing
  • た + ところです = just did

So:

  • 記入したところです = just filled in

The た-form is necessary for this just did meaning.


Why is there a です at the end after a verb phrase?

Because ところ is actually a noun.

So structurally, 記入したところです is like:

  • the point/stage of having just filled it in

Since ところ is a noun, it can take です at the end for politeness.

That is why the sentence ends politely even though there is already a verb earlier.


Why isn’t there a subject like I in the sentence?

Japanese often leaves out subjects when they are obvious from context.

So even though English would usually say:

  • I have just filled in...

Japanese often simply says:

  • 申込書に郵便番号と新しい住所を記入したところです。

The listener understands who did it from the situation.


Does 新しい modify both nouns, or only 住所?

It modifies only 住所.

So the phrase means:

  • 郵便番号 = postal code
  • 新しい住所 = new address

It does not mean new postal code and new address.


Could be used instead of after 申込書?

Normally, is the natural choice with 記入する.

  • 申込書に記入する = fill in on the application form

Using would not sound right here, because usually marks the place where an action happens, while here marks the target location where the information is entered.

So is the standard particle in this pattern.


Could the form itself be marked with , like 申込書を記入した?

Yes, that can exist, but it changes the focus.

  • 申込書を記入した = filled in the application form
  • 申込書に郵便番号と新しい住所を記入した = filled in the postal code and new address on the application form

In your sentence, the direct object is the specific information that was entered, so goes with 郵便番号と新しい住所, and the form takes .

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