Japanese Unit 6 Lesson 2

After completing this chapter, I am still very confused about what "dete" means. I have surmised that it does NOT mean "participating" ... and may just mean "in" ? Also, lots of sweet verbs in this lesson. I'll be listing them before each section. ...Onward!

norikomu = to board, get into
otokonohito wa kuruma ni norikomu tokoro desu: The man will get into the car.
otokonohito wa kuruma ni norikonde imasu: The man is getting into the car.
otokonohito wa basha ni norikomu tokoro desu: The man will board the coach.
otokonohito wa basha ni norikonde imasu: The man is boarding the coach.

tobu = to jump
nageru = to throw
otokonoko wa tobu tokoro desu: The boy will jump.
otokonoko wa tonde imasu: The boy is jumping.
otokonoko wa tobimashita: The boy jumped.
otokonoko wa booru o nageru tokoro desu: The boy will throw the ball.

kaku = to write
onnanohito wa kaku tokoro desu: The woman will write.
onnanohito wa kaite imasu: The woman is writing.
otokonohito wa korobikakate imasu: The man is falling.
otokonohito wa korobimashita: The man fell.

kuru = come from
suberu = descend
otokonoko wa mizu kara dete kuru tokoro desu: The boy is coming from in the water? (don't know about that dete...)
otokonoko wa suberu tokoro desu: The boy will descend.
otokonoko wa subette imasu: The boy is descending.
otokonoko wa mizu no naka ni suberiorimashita: The boy descended into the water.

wataru = to cross
otokonoko wa tobu tokoro desu: The boy will jump.
otokonoko wa tonde imasu: The boy is jumping.
hitobito wa toori o wataru tokoro desu: The people will cross the street.
hitobito wa toori o watatte imasu: The people are crossing the street.

mieru = to look, to see
otokonoko wa booru o mite imasu: The boy is looking at the ball
otokonoko wa booru o nageru tokoro desu: The boy will throw the ball.
otokonohito wa otokonoko o nageru tokoro desu: The man will throw the boy.
otokonohito wa otokonoko o nagemashita: The man threw the boy.

ireru = to insert
suru = to do
onnanohito wa nanika o fukuro no naka ni ireru tokoro desu: The woman will put something inside the bag.
onnanohito wa nanika o fukuro ni iremashita: The woman put something in the bag.
onnanohito wa otokonohito ni kisu o suru tokoro desu: The woman and man will kiss.
onnanohito wa otokonohito ni kisu o shite imasu: The woman and man are kissing.

hairu = to enter
shimeru = to close
onnanohito wa mise ni hairu tokoro desu: The woman will enter the store.
onnanohito wa mise ni haiite iru tokoro desu: The woman is entering the store.
otokonohito wa kuruma no toranku o shimeru tokoro desu: The man will close the car trunk.
otokonohito wa kuruma no toranko o shimemashita: The man closed the car trunk.

noboru = to climb
oriru = to descend
kaidan o noboru tokoro desu: Will climb the stairs
kaidan o nobotte imasu: Climbing the stairs
kaidan o noborimashita: Climbed the stairs.
kaidan o orite imasu: Descending the stairs

kaidan o oriru tokoro desu: Will descend the stairs.
kaidan o orite imasu: Descending the stairs.
kaidan o orimashita: Descended the stairs
kaidan o nobotte imasu: Climbing the stairs.

Still don't know about "dete". Wondering if I translated the sentences without subjects properly.