Reaching out before shopping with 〜ておく
Grammar Explanation: Doing in advance with 〜ておく
Since Cocoa will be making stew for dinner, Chino decides to communicate in advance to get ingredients other than carrots.
- チノ:
- 「にんじん以外を伝えておこう」
Here, おく is is modified to the volitional (showing intent to do) おこう. “I will send a message …”