No. 2,394 in Japanese
テイクアウト
"テイクアウト" means "takeout" or "food to-go."
In a sentence
ランチはテイクアウトにする予定です。
I plan to take lunch as takeout.
Here, 'テイクアウト' is used as a noun referring to the concept of taking food to go.
そのレストランでは、美味しいピザをテイクアウトできます。
At that restaurant, you can take out delicious pizza.
In this sentence, 'テイクアウト' functions as a verb, indicating the action of obtaining food to take away.
コーヒーショップで飲むかテイクアウトするか迷いました。
I was undecided whether to drink at the coffee shop or take it out.
Here, 'テイクアウト' is used as an option for taking items out, in a comparative scenario with in-store consumption.
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