JLPT N3 · Verb

揃う (sorou)

揃う (そろう, sorou) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be complete; to be all present”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: そろう
Romaji: sorou
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to be complete; to be all present; to make a full set; to be satisfied (of conditions) · godan verb, intransitive
to be equal; to be uniform; to be even; to match; to agree · godan verb, intransitive
to gather; to assemble; to be collected · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

この手袋は両方がそろっていない。

Their gloves are not in pairs.

Tatoeba #221299

この図書館には中国語の本がかなりそろっている。

This library has a large collection of Chinese books.

Tatoeba #220981

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 揃う

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	揃う	そろう sorou
Polite (~masu)	揃います	そろいます soroimasu
Negative	揃わない	そろわない sorowanai
Polite negative	揃いません	そろいません soroimasen
Past	揃った	そろった sorotta
Polite past	揃いました	そろいました soroimashita
Negative past	揃わなかった	そろわなかった sorowanakatta
Te-form	揃って	そろって sorotte
Potential	揃える	そろえる soroeru
Passive	揃われる	そろわれる sorowareru
Causative	揃わせる	そろわせる sorowaseru
Volitional	揃おう	そろおう soroou
Imperative	揃え	そろえ soroe
Conditional (~ba)	揃えば	そろえば soroeba

Kanji in 揃う

揃

be complete, uniform, all presentセン・そろ.える・そろ.う · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 揃う.

揃えるそろえるto collect揃いそろいset

Source: JMdict entry 1406110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.