What does そこんところ mean?


In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime, Stardust Crusaders arc, episode 3, a person
（花京院｛かきょういん｝） who JoJo (the protagonist) just saved, asks JoJo why he did
that, to which JoJo replies

> さあ、 **そこんとこ** だが、俺もよく分からん.

Later on, JoJo asks 花京院 why he decided to join him, to which 花京院 also replies

> **そこんところ** だが。なぜ同行したくなったのかは 私にもよく分からないんだがね。

What does it mean? "This and that" (no particular reason)?




Both 「そこ **ん** とこ」 and 「そこ **ん** ところ」 are colloquial pronunciations of:

> 「そこ **の** ところ」

This is a very common expression which means " _ **the point (that has just
been) raised**_ ".

You would need to memorize 「そこんとこ」, etc. to be able to use them naturally
because you simply **will not** arrive at them by directly translating any
English phrases.

These phrases are often followed immediately by 「だが」、「ですが」, 「なんだけど」, etc.
making the whole phrase mean " _ **Regarding the point raised(, though,)**_ ".




Both 「そこ **ん** とこ」 and 「そこ **ん** ところ」 are colloquial pronunciations of:

> 「そこ **の** ところ」

This is a very common expression which means " _ **the point (that has just
been) raised**_ ".

You would need to memorize 「そこんとこ」, etc. to be able to use them naturally
because you simply **will not** arrive at them by directly translating any
English phrases.

These phrases are often followed immediately by 「だが」、「ですが」, 「なんだけど」, etc.
making the whole phrase mean " _ **Regarding the point raised(, though,)**_ ".

