Getting ready: ～ておく
～ておく means doing something now so it's ready for later: buying tickets, booking, putting things out. In speech it shrinks to ～とく, so usually sounds like . Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 everyday verbs
Each card shows the dictionary form, the ておく form and a sentence about getting ready at home, for school or for a trip. About half use the spoken とく form. Twelve of the verbs are from earlier lessons and courses.
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How to make ～ておく
Take the て-form and add おく. おく is a u-verb, so it changes like any other: おいた, おいて, おこう.
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- Two meanings. Get something ready (), or leave it as it is ( = leave it open).
- Listen for とく. , , : the same form, just squashed.
- ておいて asks for a job. To family, means "get it washed, so it's done when I need it".
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.