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To do A in advance; do A as preparation for something else
(used with transitive verbs)
  1. To do A in advance; do A as preparation for something else
    (used with transitive verbs)
  2. To leave as is in the state A
    (used with transitive verbs)
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電 車 の 時 刻 表 を 印 刷 しておいた よ 。 
I printed out the train's time table for you.
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あの 本 を 私 の ために 取 っ て お い て ください 。 
Put that book aside for me.
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あなた の 名 前 と 住 所 を 書 き 留 め て 置 き ま し ょ う 。 
I will write down your name and address.
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あなた の ために 、 お 母 さ ん に 買 っ て 置 い て もらった の 。 
I asked Mom to get some for you.
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現 場 で 証 拠 品 を 集 め て お く 。 
Please gather the evidence at the crime scene.
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ご 両 親 は 、 お 子 様 の 旅 程 を 確 認 し て お い て ください 。 
Parents, please check your child's itinerary.
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彼 に コーヒー を 用 意 し て お い て ください 。 
Please prepare some coffee for him.
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ト イ レ の 電 球 、 換 え て お い た よ 。 
I replaced the light bulb in the bathroom.

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AVerb: て-form
おく
Basic Examples:
書いておく (to write in advance)

Notes
Often shown as preparation for something in the future.
Related Expressions
とく
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Grammar usage notes

ておく is often shortened to とく.

Example:
覚えとけ！(→ 覚えておけ！)
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宮本勝利
Level: 1

させるておく

When the 使役形　is used that means that you are making somebody else to prepare or do stuff for you. And this there is anuisance that you are talking to someone of lower rank or animals. DELEGATES

ておく　the normal one, is the speaker preparing for future convienence

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Rdelav
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Questions/Discussion

Shouldn't there be any particle or indicator that the phrase was finished like です? Just curious.
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ペリドット☆
Level: 11
ておく is a grammar pattern and written in kanji it would be ～て置く. 置く is a verb, so you wouldn't put だ/です but rather either leave it like it is for casual form or instead conjugate to ます form for politeness.
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can we think of this as "go ahead and do (action)" like 歯を磨いておきなさい
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Loafy666
Level: 371
 
To leave as is in the state A
(used with transitive verbs)
  1. To do A in advance; do A as preparation for something else
    (used with transitive verbs)
  2. To leave as is in the state A
    (used with transitive verbs)
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お 釣 り は 取 っ て 置 い て ください 。 
Keep the change.
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「 私 のこと は 放 っ て お い て よ 」 と 彼 女 は 怒 っ て 言 っ た 。 
"Leave me alone!" she said angrily.
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赤 ち ゃ ん を 一 人 に して 置 い て は 行 け ま せ ん 。 
You should not leave the baby alone.
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消 し て 置 い て 。 
Leave it off.
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犬 を 一 日 中 家 の 中 に 入 れ て お く な 。 
Don't leave your dog in all day.
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ド ア を 開 け て 置 か な い で 。 
Don't leave the door open.
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そこ 閉 め て 置 い て 。 
Leave it closed.
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宿 題 を 放 っ て お い て い い の ？ 
Is it ok if you put your homework aside?
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彼 女 の 荷 物 は そのままに しておいて 頂 戴 。 
Please leave her luggage as is.

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おく


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mireille
Level: 1
It's transitive verb + ておく (according to the Unicom gammar book) :)
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マイコー
Level: 292
Thanks - I updated the definitions!
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lou1sb
Level: 1
The "show construction examples" link seems to be wrong - it shows plain form+おく, not てform + おく
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マイコー
Level: 292
Fixed it, thanks!
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lou1sb
Level: 1
I've seen the same problem on another grammar point today - I forget which one. I'll keep an eye out.
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くるるぎくん
Level: 1
whats the diffrence between Teoku and tearu in the sense of leaving as is?
IF nobody minds explaining
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テリフン
Level: 1
I noticed that the last example sentence in the first grammar section has a mistake with the highlighting. Should it be like this? 「げん場でしょうこ品を[color=red]あつめて置く[/color]。」 Please [color=red]gather[/color] the evidence at the crime scene.
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13 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 292
Updated the coloring, thanks!
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emmy
Level: 3
Ogawa5, your post cuts out so I hope I'm answering your question... Funny, I never thought of these two grammar points as related/similar until I tried explaining the usage :) Compare: その時間はもう寝ているからドアを開けておく。 I'm going to be asleep at that time so I will leave the door open for you. ドアが開けてある。 The door has been left open. 契約書に書いてある。 It's in the contract. 契約書に書いておく。 I'll put it in the contract. 契約書に書いておいた。 I put it in the contract. It's not about the tense per se (more about the intention) but that's how it naturally translates.
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Incidentally, I've done some thinking about this lately for my own understanding. Here's what I came up with. When you think about it, the following three verb forms are closely related: [color=blue](1) 「される」[/color] [color=green](2) 「してある」[/color] [color=purple](3) 「しておく」 [/color] The real difference between these three forms is a matter of [b][u]strength of purpose[/u][/b]. What do I mean by that? Well, let's look at an example: [color=blue](1) 「紙にメッセージが書かれている。」 The message is written on the paper.[/color] [color=green](2) 「紙にメッセージが書いてある。」 The message has been written on the paper. [/color] [color=purple](3) 「紙にメッセージを書いておいた。」 The message was written on the paper for later.[/color] To me the real difference between these three sentences is [b]why[/b] the message was written. [color=blue]In (1), the plain passive voice does not say anything about [b]why[/b] the message was written. It [b]just describes the state of things[/b].[/color] [color=green]In (2), 「～てある」　indicates that the message was written [b]by someone for some reason[/b], but we aren't sure what that reason is.[/color] [color=purple]In (3), 「～ておく」　indicates that the message was written [b]for a specific reason[/b] - the message is [b]expected to be useful for someone later[/b].[/color] So, I would say that in terms of [b][u]strength of purpose[/u][/b], [color=blue](1) has the weakest purpose[/color], [color=green](2) has a stronger purpose than (1)[/color], and [color=purple](3) has the strongest and most certain purpose of all[/color].
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