I was wondering, what the difference is between 〜ておく and 〜っぱなし? For example, how is the sentence お皿を洗いながらお水を出しっぱなしにしました。different from お皿を洗いながらお水を出しておきました。? Thanks.
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Related: [What is the difference in terms of grammar between ～かける and ～っぱなし?](http://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/5860/78) and [What is the difference in terms of grammar between きり and っぱなし?](http://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/5855/78). – istrasci Feb 17 '16 at 20:42
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1Someone can correct me if I'm wrong because this is just the feeling I get, but it's always seemed to me that っぱなし meant something that was "left" carelessly or even though it shouldn't have been, while ておく indicates a deliberate action made with consideration for the future. – Kurausukun Feb 17 '16 at 22:01
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These two phrases are totally different, and please see other questions for the general meanings.
～ておく ≒ do something in advance / in preparation for something. (Maybe you left the place after that, but it's not necessary)
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- What is the difference in terms of grammar between ～かける and ～っぱなし?
- What is the difference in terms of grammar between きり and っぱなし?
お皿を洗いながらお水を出しっぱなしにしました。
This means you didn't turn off the water while you were doing the dishes. A typical response to this would be "Oh, please don't do that next time, let's save water."
お皿を洗いながらお水を出しておきました。
This is a bit strange sentence, but a typical response to this would be "Wait, what do you mean? Maybe the water is still turned on? Stop it!" It's because the sentence sounds somewhat like "While I was doing the dishes, I didn't forget to turn on the water in advance", as if you had some other purpose you didn't mention.
