Learn Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com! A group of elementary school students want to make a time capsule to remember the end of the century. Our grammar point is -te oku, which is used to describe actions doing in preparation of a later action. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Mina-san, have you ever made (or opened) a time capsule?
JP101/Listeners!
I’m back after a long absence and sickness! I enjoy today’s lesson very much, this lesson remind me of Dragon Ball Z capsules. Keep up this great work!
S_R_C
Sindy! お帰り!私の事を覚えてる?
ゆいち先生おめでとう!最初の作文!
In the intro, we heard an example of 〜ておく。ちょっと分かりませんけど。
We heard:
Peter: It’s the debut. おめでとうございます。
Yuichi: じゃ、そう言う事で。。。して置きましょう。
What’s Yuichi先生 saying? My guess is that it’s “let’s leave it there” with the implication being “let’s leave it there, (because we have to get on with something else)”.
This was quite a difficult use of 〜て置く!
>Sindyさん
Oh, this reminded you of Dragon Ball Z! That’s interesting
Please look forward to next story
Maxiewawaさん
コメントありがとうございます
僕が言ったのは、
Yuichi: じゃ、そういうことにして置きましょう。
です
And the meaning you guessed is correct!! すごいですね!!!
I agree with you, Maxiwawaさん. そういうことにして置きましょう is tricky expression
そういうことにして置きましょう Let’s leave it there, (because we need to move on.)
→そういうことにしましょう。Let’s leave it there.
You can use these expressions when you agree to do or decide to do something.
For example,
A:今年は東京に行きたいです。
B:じゃあ、そういうことにしましょう。
A:I want to go to Tokyo.
B:OK. It’s decide.
もし、皆さんが、明日パーティーをするなら、今日何をしておきますか。 ![]()
If you are having a party at your place tomorrow, what would you do for preparation today?
Please use “~te oku”
私は、部屋を掃除しておきます。
Watashi wa heya o souji shite okimasu.
Thank you very much Miki-san I look foward to the next lesson and like Marky-san said stop by JP101 and post more often, We miss you specially me!!
S_R_C
You probably know this already, but the ‘beginner’ link at the top of your pages seems to be broken - it only goes through lesson 170.
Anyways, I checked a couple of reference books, and both agree that the hiragana せ is derived from the kanji 世. Score one for Yuichi and Naomi…
Category: Beginner Lessons (S3) |
Grammar: oku | Function: talking about time capsules | Topic: doing things in advance, time, time capsule | Politeness Level: casual
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