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Reaching out before shopping with 〜ておく

Grammar Explanation: Doing in advance with 〜ておく

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As Chino gathers her things after school, she recalled that Cocoa will be making stew for dinner.

チノ:
「にんじん以外(いがい)を伝(つた)えておこう」
“I'll let her know in advance everything except carrots.”
Literal: “I'll tell her everything except carrots and leave it done.”
◯:
「またねー」
“See you!”
◯:
「バイバーイ」
“Bye-bye!”

Key Points

1伝(つた)えておこう means deciding to tell her in advance
  • Chino plans to send the ingredient information before Cocoa shops for the stew.
2おこう is the volitional form of おく
  • The volitional ending presents Chino’s decision as “I’ll make sure to tell her.”
3にんじん以外(いがい) excludes carrots
  • 以外(いがい) means “except for”, so Chino intends to mention every relevant ingredient other than carrots.

Vocabulary

(Except)

以外(いがい) means outside, except for, or other than a stated range or item.

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