まとめる・纏めるmatomeru[0]heiban (flat)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto summarize; to aggregate
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto bring to a conclusion; to finalize; to settle; to put in order
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto establish; to decide
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | まとめる |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | まとめます |
| Negative (nai) | まとめない |
| polite (masen) | まとめません |
| classical zu / nu | まとめず・まとめぬ |
| Past (ta) | まとめた |
| polite (mashita) | まとめました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | まとめなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | まとめませんでした |
| Te form | まとめて |
| Potential | まとめられる |
| Passive | まとめられる |
| Causative | まとめさせる |
| Causative passive | まとめさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | まとめれば |
| tara | まとめたら |
| Volitional | まとめよう |
| polite (mashou) | まとめましょう |
| Imperative | まとめろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- Synonym集めるあつめるNeutralOnly collects or gathers things; 「纏める」 goes further, organizing them into one whole or summing them up.
- Related整えるととのえるNeutralPuts things in order or adjusts them; 「纏める」 focuses on gathering scattered pieces into one.
- Related統一とういつNeutralUnifies into one standard or whole, as in 「意見を統一する」; 「纏める」 is broader.
- Related合わせるあわせるNeutralJoins things together or matches rhythm and pace; 「纏める」 also carries the nuance of organizing and summarizing.
- Related合わすあわすCasualA colloquial godan form of 「合わせる」; 「纏める」 centers on pulling things together into a summary.
- Related揃えるそろえるNeutralGets a full set together or makes things neat and uniform; 「纏める」 focuses on forming one whole.
- Related合併がっぺいNeutralMerging of companies, towns and villages; 「纏める」 is broader.
- Related一元化いちげんかNeutralCentralizes things into one window or system; 「纏める」 is broader.
- Related合体がったいNeutralBecoming one body, often said of robots and the like; 「纏める」 centers on organizing and summarizing.
- Related集結しゅうけつNeutralMassing of troops or forces; 「纏める」 centers on organizing.
- Related統べるすべるWrittenWritten/formal prose, for ruling over or integrating; in everyday speech say 「まとめる」.
- Related取り集めるとりあつめるWrittenWritten/formal and rare, meaning to collect; in daily use say 「集める」.
- Related一体化いったいかNeutralBecoming one integrated whole; 「纏める」 centers on organizing and summarizing.
- Related寄せ集めるよせあつめるNeutralScrapes things together haphazardly; 「纏める」 integrates them in an orderly way.
- Related合するがっするWrittenWritten/formal, meaning to combine; in daily use say 「合わせる」.
- Related一本化いっぽんかNeutralConsolidates multiple options into one, as in 「候補を一本化する」.
- Antonym散らすちらすNeutralOpposite of 「纏める」 on the gather-scatter axis: makes things disperse or scatter.
- AntonymばらすCasualColloquial; opposite of 「纏める」 on the gather-scatter axis: takes things apart, and also means to let a secret out.
- Antonym分けるわけるNeutralOpposite of 「纏める」 on the combine-divide axis: divides or separates.
Use 「纏める」 for organizing scattered things into one whole or for summarizing. For plain collecting say 「集める」; for getting a complete set or making things uniform, 「揃える」; for unifying a standard, 「統一」; for mergers of companies or towns, 「合併」. The antonyms are 「分ける」 and 「散らす」.
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