Friday, September 15, 2006
JLTP3: ーておく
| 日本語： | [verb (base 6)] おく |
| English: | Leave [A] where it is, leave [A] in it's present state |
| English: | To do [A] in advance of |
Today's grammar point is one I've avoided for ages, despite being something I learnt back in my second year of study. The reason? The reason is I'm not sure I actually understand it's use. However, it is on the JLPT3 grammar list so here goes...
The ーておく conjugation of a verb has a dual meaning. The meaning I have come across in the past is to indicate some action performed in advance of, or in preparation for some event. Of course, just using 前に could indicate this as well, but ーておく shows a definite connection between the two.
The other use of ーておく is to indicate that something is left as it is, or in other words, it's state does not change. As such, ーておくcan be seen alongside まま, a grammatical construction used to indicate that some state of existence has not changed.
例文
| English: | Before I cook dinner, I will go to the supermarket. |
| Jenglish: | [dinner][cook][before][supermarket][go + in advance of] |
| 日本語： | 夕飯を料理する前にスーポーに行っておきます。 |
| English: | When the plane has lands, please stay seated. |
| Jenglish: | [plane][lands][when][seated + leave as is + please] |
| 日本語： | 飛行機を着陸させる時、座っておいてください。 |
| English: | As I am getting up at 5AM tomorrow and driving to York, I will go to bed early. |
| Jenglish: | [tomorrow][5AM][get up][to York][driving][as][early][sleep + in preparation for] |
| 日本語： | 明日５時に起きてヨロクに運転するので、早く寝ておきます。 |
またね。。。
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Dave, all the points you've put here recently are advanced level...right?
I'm not confident that I can pass JLPT3.
Before I cook dinner, I will go to the supermarket.
夕飯を料理する前に、スーパーに行っておきます。
As I am getting up at 5AM tomorrow and driving to York, I will go to bed early.
明日５時に起きてヨークまで運転するので、早く寝ておきます。
leave a door open
ドアを開けっ放しにしておく
keep an alarm clock set at 5 just in case one falls asleep
寝過ごさないように5時に目覚し時計をセットしておく
...yes, I have to get up at 5 tomorrow morning...
(-_-)zzz...
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I'm not confident that I can pass JLPT3.
Before I cook dinner, I will go to the supermarket.
夕飯を料理する前に、スーパーに行っておきます。
As I am getting up at 5AM tomorrow and driving to York, I will go to bed early.
明日５時に起きてヨークまで運転するので、早く寝ておきます。
leave a door open
ドアを開けっ放しにしておく
keep an alarm clock set at 5 just in case one falls asleep
寝過ごさないように5時に目覚し時計をセットしておく
...yes, I have to get up at 5 tomorrow morning...
(-_-)zzz...
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