Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 揃う(そろう) in Japanese

揃う
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
そろう
Romaji
sorō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `u' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to become complete; to be all present; to be a full set; to have everything at one's disposal
    Example sentence
    偽造カード暗証番号が揃えば、口座ある限り現金引き出されてしまう If they can get both a forged card and its PIN then all the cash in the bank account will be withdrawn.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be equal; to be uniform
    Example sentence
    夕食には家族全員がそろう。 All the family meet at evening meals.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to gather; to assemble
    Example sentence
    彼女ドレスにじほとんどがそろっている。 Her dresses show most of the hues of the rainbow.

Examples of 揃う, そろう in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
揃う
Plain Polite
揃います
Negative
揃わない
Negative Polite
揃いません

Past

Plain
揃った
Plain Polite
揃いました
Negative
揃わなかった
Negative Polite
揃いませんでした

Te

Plain
揃って
Plain Polite
揃いまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
揃われる
Plain Polite
揃われます
Negative
揃われない
Negative Polite
揃われません
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Kanji in this word

12 strokes

be complete, uniform, all present

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: そろ.える, そろ.う, そろ.い, き.る

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