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
- to collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to arrange; to put in order; to prepare; to get ready · ichidan verb, transitive
- to make uniform; to make even; to match · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
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.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 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.