とく
To do something in advance
Structure
Vておく ➔ Vとく
Vでおく ➔ Vどく
Vておかない ➔ Vとかない
Vでおく ➔ Vどく
Vておかない ➔ Vとかない
Meaning
『とく』 is a shortened form of 『ておく』, commonly used in everyday conversations, to express the following ideas:
1. To perform an action necessary to prepare for a certain time or event.
2. To perform an action necessary to prepare for future use; to do something as a temporary solution.
3. To leave something as is; to maintain a certain state regardless of other factors.
1. To perform an action necessary to prepare for a certain time or event.
2. To perform an action necessary to prepare for future use; to do something as a temporary solution.
3. To leave something as is; to maintain a certain state regardless of other factors.
テスト
tesuto
で
de
間違
machiga
ったところを、
ttatokorowo,
ノート
nooto
に
ni
書
ka
いとこう。
itokou.
Write down what you did wrong on the test in your notebook.
これ
kore
洗濯
sentaku
しといて。
shitoite.
Wash this.
トイレットペーパー
toirettopeepaa
がもうすぐなくなるから、
gamousugunakunarukara,
買
ka
っとかないと。
ttokanaito.
I'm running out of toilet paper soon, so I have to buy some.
『
“
パソコン消
pasokonke
す?』『まだ
su?”“mada
使
tsuka
うからつけといて。』
ukaratsuketoite.”
``Are you going to turn off your computer? ``I'll still use it, so keep it on.'' ”
これ、
kore,
来週
raishuu
までに
madeni
読
yo
んどいて。
ndoite.
Read this by next week.
明日友達
ashitatomodachi
が
ga
来
ku
るので、
runode,
ジュース
juusu
を
wo
買
ka
っときました。
ttokimashita.
My friend is coming tomorrow, so I bought some juice.