Verb ておく

〜te oku

JLPT N4 Neutral Chapter 32: て-form auxiliaries, 2 of 6

Formation

Verb-て form + おく

Perform an action in preparation for a future situation; 'to do something in advance'.

When to use

ておく: do it in advance, to be ready (予約しておく).

Explanation

The ~ておく grammar point is used when you want to express performing an action in preparation for a future situation or to do something in advance. It is attached to the te-form of a verb and expresses the idea of doing something beforehand, as a preparatory action.

Example sentences

Resulting State (Is Doing / Has Been Done / In Advance)

Corpus examples (60)

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