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It's been hot lately!

Do you have summer vacation?

I think many people will be going on trips.

What do you prepare before going on a trip?

I'm buying new clothes!

I'll get a visa!

Packing your luggage!

A lot of preparation is needed.

Especially if you're traveling abroad, you'll need to prepare a passport and visa, and since it's summer, if you're going to a beach in Okinawa or somewhere similar, you'll be in trouble if you don't have a swimsuit or beach sandals.

When you want to prepare before doing something, you can make sentences like this:

"I'll get my passport before I travel abroad."

"I'll buy a swimsuit before my trip to Okinawa."

Today, let's take a closer look at the grammar "~teitemasu."

Today's Menu

1. The meaning and usage of "~te te wo te" (preparation) (post-action) (abandonment)

2. Notes on the "~teimasu" grammar

3. Summary

The meaning and usage of "~tetemasu"

[1] Preparation

"I'll leave it to you" has several meanings.

First, let's look at what preparation means.

"~ otemasu" means preparation and is used when you have a purpose for doing something before doing something.

Here is an example sentence.

Sample1 Before you travel, get a visa.

Sample2 Buy some alcohol before the party.

Sample3 Make copies of the materials before the meeting.

Sample4 Decide on a name before the baby is born.

Sample 5: Before getting on the bus, I take some motion sickness medicine. (Motion sickness medicine: medicine to prevent nausea while riding in a vehicle)

Sample6 I'll go to the bathroom before class starts.

Sample7 I'll tidy up my room before she comes.

I get a visa for the purpose of traveling

I buy alcohol for the purpose of drinking at a party.

It means to prepare in advance for something.

Now let's do a little practice.

Complete the sentence.

There is no single answer. I will write some example answers at the bottom of this blog.

① Before my friend's wedding ,

② Before getting a dog ,

③ Before the test ,

④ Before the interview ,

⑤By the time the children come home ,

⑥ By 5 o'clock .

There are other ways to use "~teitemasu," so let's take a look at those as well.

[2] Post-event measures

"Post-event measures" is a difficult term.

Simply put, it's what you do with something after you've used it.

Let's imagine this.

I've finished eating. My plate is dirty. What should I do?

You wash it nicely.

At this time, you can say, "I'll wash the dishes."

You put it back in its original state (a clean plate) for the next use.

Let's look at some example sentences.

Sample1 When you finish eating, put your plate away.

Sample2 After the party, gather up the trash.

Sample3 After using scissors, put them back in their original place.

In this way, when you have used something and want to return it to its original state (to use it again next time), you can use "~te okute."

[3] Leave it alone

To leave something alone means to leave it as it is (to do nothing).

For example, you can make a sentence like this:

Sample1 The news starts at 6 o'clock, so I'll leave the TV on.

Sample2 I'll be back soon, so I'll leave the air conditioning on.

Sample3 I'll leave the materials here as I'll use them again tomorrow.

Sample4 I don't know who it belongs to, so I'll leave it as it is.

It is used when you want to do nothing and keep the current state.

This usage of "leave alone" is particularly common when someone is trying to do something and you want to say, "Just leave it as it is!"

"Leave the dishes there and I'll wash them."

"Please leave the documents there. We'll use them in tomorrow's meeting."

It is often used like this.

Grammar notes for "~teimasu"

So far, I have introduced three ways to use "~teitemasu."

Here are some points to note.

In sentences with the form "I will do it," the subject is "I."

Please note that other people cannot use it.

I prepare in advance for the test.

✖ Tanaka will prepare in advance before the test.

〇 Tanaka says he prepares before the test.

In this way, we do not use words such as "Tanaka-san," "he," or "the manager" to describe the actions of other people.

If you want to use it to describe someone else's actions, you can add "so desu ga" at the end, as in the third example.

You can also give instructions and requests to others.

〇 (Teacher to students) Please prepare in advance before the test.

Please wash the dishes when you finish eating.

In this way, you can give instructions to the other person by adding expressions such as "please do" or "please do."

summary

How was it?

This time, we learned how to use "~teitemasu".

Have you mastered the three uses of preparation, post-action, and abandonment?

Our blog also features Japanese reading material that uses a lot of this basic grammar, so please take a look.

That's all for today!

See you again in the next blog.

Sample answers to practice questions

① I'm going to get my friend's dress cleaned before her wedding.

② Before you get a dog, buy a cage.

3) Review before the test.

④ Write your resume before the interview.

⑤ I will have dinner ready by the time the children come home.

⑥ I will clean my room by 5 o'clock.