Page 506 - Basic Japanese

I read the entire book.

O-kane wa zenbu tsukatte shimaimashita.
I used up all the money.

Keitai no tsūwa jikan no jōgen o koshite shimaimashita.

I used up my minutes for my cell phone.

Uchi no inu wa nagai aida byōki datta n desu ga, kinō
shinde shimaimashita.

Our dog was sick for a long time, but yesterday
it died.

The verb oku means ‘puts,’ ‘places,’ or ‘puts aside.’ A

gerund + oku has the meaning ‘does something and puts it
aside; does something in preparation; does something for

later on; does something in advance.’ The idea is that the
action is done and then put to one side, with the

expectation of some consequence or result at a later time
rather than immediately.

Kono hon o yonde okimashō.

I’ll get this book read (so we can answer

questions when the teacher asks us about it).