JLPT N4 Elementary
所で
「ところで」
By the way (switching topics); or even if (implying futility).
Readings
1 Conjunction
By the way" / "Incidentally
Marks a deliberate transition to an entirely new and often unrelated topic of conversation.
Example
A 今日 の 会議 は 長かった です ね 。
B 本当に 。 ところで 、 週末 の 予定 は 何か あります か 。
[A:] Today's meeting was long, wasn't it? [B:] It really was. By the way, do you have any plans for the weekend?
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2 Particle, Conjunction
Even if..." / "No matter...
Follows a verb in the past tense to indicate that a specific action will be futile or yield no result.
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