先生に相談したところ解決方法を教えてくれました。
- When I consulted the teacher he told me how to solve the problem.

先生に相談したところ解決方法を教えてくれました。 meaning: When I consulted my teacher, they taught me how to solve the problem.

● This grammar pattern is used to indicate that upon doing a certain action, a new situation, result, or discovery followed. ● It attaches to the plain past form た of verbs. ● In 相談したところ, it means "As a result of consulting..." or "When I consulted...". ● This structure often highlights the trigger or the turning point that led to the subsequent event.

● The particle に marks the target or recipient of an action. ● In 先生に, に indicates the person being consulted or the destination of the consultation. ● It shows who the subject directed their action toward.

● Japanese often combines two nouns to create a new compound noun without any particle in between. ● In 解決方法, 解決 (solution) and 方法 (method) are combined. ● This creates the specific meaning of "method of resolution" or "how to solve".

● The particle を indicates the direct object of a transitive verb. ● In 解決方法を, を shows that 解決方法 is the direct object of the verb 教えてくれました. ● It marks what is being taught or given.

● The auxiliary verb くれる is used when someone does something kind or beneficial for the speaker or someone in the speaker's in-group. ● In 教えてくれました, the past polite form くれました indicates that the teacher performed the favor of teaching for the speaker. ● It adds a nuance of appreciation to the action received.