〜とく・どく (~toku / ~doku) — casual 〜ておく
Getting something ready now because it will be needed later — the form you use with friends.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- It marks something you do now to make life easier later: 「べんとう作っとくね」= I'll make the lunch box ahead of time.
- It also covers leaving something as it is: 「そこに置いといて」= just leave it there.
How to attach
- In speech 「〜ておく」(do it in advance) becomes 「〜とく」.
- The past is 〜といた and the request form is 〜といて.
Watch out
Friends only; at work or with a boss, say 「〜ておきます」.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
明日のべんとう、作っとくね。
あしたのべんとう、つくっとくね。
I'll make tomorrow's lunch box ahead of time, okay?
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 作る (to make) → て-form 作って → drop て, add とく → 作っとく = I'll make it ahead of time and have it ready.
にもつはそこに置いといて。
にもつはそこにおいといて。
Just leave the bags there.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 置く (to put) → て-form 置いて → drop て, add とく → 置いとく → to make a request, use the て-form: 置いといて = leave it there.
しけんの前に、かんじを読んどいた。
しけんのまえに、かんじをよんどいた。
I read through the kanji before the exam.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 読む (to read) → て-form 読んで → because it ends in で, it becomes どく → 読んどく → for the past, く becomes いた: 読んどいた.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Which is the casual form of 「買っておく」?
💡 Hint: The て-form is 買って.
It ends in て, so とく: 買って → 買っとく.
Starting from 「読んで」, which casual form is correct?
💡 Hint: It ends in で.
で takes どく: 読んで → 読んどく.
What does 「〜とく」express?
💡 Hint: Think of 「〜ておく」.
〜とく = 〜ておく — preparing something in advance.
Your score: /3