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調べて置く (しらべておく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ku)
examine beforehand ; check in advance ; look up ahead of time
Used when you investigate or look into something in preparation for a future situation. The ～ておく construction adds the meaning of doing the action in advance.
し
料りょう
を
調しら
べ
て
おい
て
ください
。
Please look over the materials before the meeting.
Similar words 調しら べる 調べる simply means 'to examine' or 'to look up'. 調べておく adds the nuance of doing it in advance for future convenience.
ておく The auxiliary verb ～ておく attaches to the te-form of a verb to indicate doing something in preparation. 調べておく is a specific instance of this pattern.
Etymology Compound of 調べて (te-form of 調べる, 'to examine') + 置く (おく, 'to put/place'), used as an auxiliary verb meaning 'to do in advance'. The auxiliary use of 置く is a grammaticalized extension of the physical placement meaning.
