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席を取っておく (せきをとっておく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-ku)
reserve a seat ; book a seat
rare term
Literally 'to take and put a seat aside', i.e., to reserve or hold a seat for someone. It is a rare term; in modern Japanese, 席を予約する or 席を取る are more common for booking, while 席を取っておく can imply holding a seat informally.
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ない
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Don't forget to reserve seats for the concert.
Written forms 席せき を 取と っておく
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling for this phrase.
席せき を 取と って 置お く
Rare spelling using 置く; the kana おく is far more common in modern writing.
Similar words 席せき を 予よ 約やく する More common and formal way to say 'reserve a seat', used for official bookings.
席せき を 取と る Simply 'to take a seat' or 'to get a seat'; does not inherently include the nuance of holding it for later.
Etymology Phrase composed of 席 (seat) + を + 取って (te-form of 取る, take) + おく (put/place, in auxiliary use meaning 'do in advance' or 'keep in a state'). The combination means 'take a seat and keep it (for later)'.
