日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Sentence Structure」

The te form of a verb, followed by the verb oku or okimasu ("put"), expresses an action done deliberately for a future convenience. Here oku or okimasu is used as an auxiliary and is conventionally written in hiragana not kanji. The phrase no tame ni-consisting of the particle no, the noun tame ("benefit"), and the particle ni-indicates the beneficiary of an action and means "for" or "for the benefit of."

Examples:
前もって品物の値段を調べておきます。
Mae motte shinamono no nedan o shirabete okimasu.
I'll check the price of the article beforehand.

レストランのテーブルを予約しておきましたよ。
Resutoran no tēburu o yoyaku shite okimashita yo.
I reserved a table (for us) at the restaurant.

彼はアメリカの友達のために日本の切手を集めておいた。
Kare wa Amerika no tomodachi no tame ni Nihon no kitte o atsumete oita.
He collected Japanese stamps for his friend in America.

Hope this helps.

じゃまたね！

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