揃える|そろえるsoroeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto arrange; to put in order; to prepare; to get ready
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto make uniform; to make even; to match
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 揃える（そろえる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 揃えます（そろえます） |
| Negative (nai) | 揃えない（そろえない） |
| polite (masen) | 揃えません（そろえません） |
| classical zu / nu | 揃えず・揃えぬ（そろえず・そろえぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 揃えた（そろえた） |
| polite (mashita) | 揃えました（そろえました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 揃えなかった（そろえなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 揃えませんでした（そろえませんでした） |
| Te form | 揃えて（そろえて） |
| Potential | 揃えられる（そろえられる） |
| Passive | 揃えられる（そろえられる） |
| Causative | 揃えさせる（そろえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 揃えさせられる（そろえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 揃えれば（そろえれば） |
| tara | 揃えたら（そろえたら） |
| Volitional | 揃えよう（そろえよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 揃えましょう（そろえましょう） |
| Imperative | 揃えろ（そろえろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
メンバーを揃える
揃う emphasizes the state where all members are present or complete, while 揃える focuses on the deliberate action of gathering or preparing the members to reach that state.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym集めるあつめるNeutralFocuses on simply bringing things together — 「切手を集める」. 「揃える」 goes further, stressing completing a set or making things uniform.
- Synonym整理せいりNeutralMeans sorting and organizing — 「書類を整理する」. It can also mean staff cuts (layoffs), a use 「揃える」 never has.
- Related整えるととのえるNeutralMeans putting things in order or getting them ready — 「準備を整える」. It stresses the finished, complete state rather than the act of matching items.
- RelatedまとめるNeutralMeans bringing things together into one — 「意見をまとめる」. It stresses consolidating or settling into a single whole, not matching items up.
- Related整頓せいとんNeutralTidying things into neat order — 「整理整頓」. It stresses orderly placement rather than completing a set or making things uniform.
- Related片付けるかたづけるNeutralMeans tidying up or dealing with something — 「部屋を片付ける」. It stresses getting things cleaned up or settled, not making them uniform.
- Antonym散らすちらすNeutralThe opposite of 「揃える」: to scatter or disperse things — 「花びらを散らす」.
- AntonymばらばらにするNeutralMeans to scatter things or break them apart, the reverse of the neat uniformity 「揃える」 creates.
Use 「揃える」 to complete a set, arrange things neatly, or make them uniform, as in 「靴を揃える」 or 「声を揃える」. For simply collecting, pick 「集める」; for being fully ready, 「整える」; for tidying up, 「片付ける」. 「散らす」 is the opposite.
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Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
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