JLPT N3 · Verb

揃える (soroeru)

揃える (そろえる, soroeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to collect; to gather”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
そろえる
Romaji
soroeru
Word class
Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection) · ichidan verb, transitive
  2. to arrange; to put in order; to prepare; to get ready · ichidan verb, transitive
  3. to make uniform; to make even; to match · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

そのアパートはビクトリア朝風の家具を揃えてあった。
The apartment was furnished in the Victorian style.
パーティーには食べ物や飲物が豊富に揃えて有った。
There was food and drink in abundance at the party.
その提案に口をそろえて反対を唱えた。
We said in unison that we didn't agree to the suggestion.

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

Conjugation of 揃える

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary揃えるそろえる soroeru
Polite (~masu)揃えますそろえます soroemasu
Negative揃えないそろえない soroenai
Polite negative揃えませんそろえません soroemasen
Past揃えたそろえた soroeta
Polite past揃えましたそろえました soroemashita
Negative past揃えなかったそろえなかった soroenakatta
Te-form揃えてそろえて soroete
Potential揃えられるそろえられる soroerareru
Passive揃えられるそろえられる soroerareru
Causative揃えさせるそろえさせる soroesaseru
Volitional揃えようそろえよう soroeyou
Imperative揃えろそろえろ soroero
Conditional (~ba)揃えればそろえれば soroereba

Kanji in 揃える

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 揃える.

Source: JMdict entry 1406120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.