N4 grammar
〜ておく
teoku
Doing it in advance
Formationて form + おく
ておく means doing something now because of what comes later, like booking a table or reading the notes before a meeting. It can also mean leaving something as it is on purpose. In conversation it usually shrinks to とく.
Examples
〜ておく is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.
古いブリッジを元通りに入れておきます。
I'll put the old bridge back.
私たちは火をずっとたいておいた。
We kept the fire burning.
台本に目を通しておいてください。
Please go over the script.
念のため、何か食べておきなさい。
Have something to eat just in case.
私たちはあらかじめスナックを用意しておいた。
We prepared snacks beforehand.