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打っときましょう

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Ano... I was wondering if anyone knows where does "打っときましょう" came from, and what does it mean?
 
I'm guessing 打つ in this instance is referring to typing, but I'm not sure.

打っておく -> to 打つ in advance for some purpose
打っとく -> contracted form of above
打っときます -> polite form of above
打っときましょう -> volitional form of above

So, going with the meaning I ascribed to 打つ from the outset, which may be wrong, it would mean "let's type (this/it) now (in advance)," or something like that.
 
「打っときましょう」can be used in various occasions.
For example:
「注射を打っときましょう」 I shall give you a shot.
「メールを打っときましょう」 I shall send an e-mail.
「このへんで、手を打っときましょう」 Let's make a deal shall we?
「相槌を打っときましょう」 I shall make agreeable responses.
「早めに手を打っときましょう」 I shall take measures in advance.
Hi Glenn.
Is my translation OK?
I'm wondering about the usage of "shall".
 
It's fine, but I think nowadays most people use "will" instead of "shall." Thanks for the examples, though. They helped me out too!
 

"打っときます" can't be found in the jisho. I actually heard "buttobuchigeru" or "uttobuchigeru" from ONE PIECE. tonikaku, anata wa nihonjin desu ka?
 
"打っときます" can't be found in the jisho. I actually heard "buttobuchigeru" or "uttobuchigeru" from ONE PIECE. tonikaku, anata wa nihonjin desu ka?

Of course 打っときます cannot be found in dictionaries because it is not a one word. As he explained it consists of some words (contraction of conjugated verb + particle + conjugated verb + polite form).

打つ + て + おく + ます
= 打って + おきます
= 打っときます

You know, it is impossible for a dictionary to cover every possible combination of various conjugated words!

~ておく (te-form verb + oku) is a useful expression, meaning "to do (something) in advance for some purpose" as @Glenn san explained.

I cannot think of what ぶっとぶちげる(うっとぶちげる?) could mean.
ぶっ飛ぶ(ぶっとぶ) is to fly [away] or be blown (とぶ) with a prefix for emphasis (ぶっ )(which is very rough word by the way), but cannot figure out what ちげる could be.... Of course in anime and manga sometimes characters uses very strange expressions or words/phrases original to them.
 

naruhodo ne. Show me a website that knows such things as that.
 
naruhodo ne. Show me a website that knows such things as that.

That's part of why websites are a sucky way to learn Japanese.
 
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