Japanese

まる

あつまる
Meaning: to gather; to collect; to assemble
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 集まる 集まらない
Polite 集まります 集まりません
Past 集まった 集まらなかった
Polite + Past 集まりました 集まりませんでした
Te-form 集まって 集まらなくて
Potential 集まれる 集まれない
Passive 集まられる 集まられない
Causative 集まらせる 集まらせない
Causative + Passive 集まらされる 集まらされない
Imperative 集まれ 集まるな

Handwriting

集
ま
る

Example sentences

Children are gathering in the park.
公園にはたくさんの人たちが集まっている。
Many people are gathered in the park.
パーティーにみな集まった。
Everyone gathered at the party.
彼は庭に集まる鳥の様子を観察した。
He observed the state of the birds gathering in the garden.
お祭りには大勢の人が集まった。
Many people gathered for the festival.
その会議には何人の記者が集まったのですか?
How many reporters gathered at that meeting?
指定された場所に集まってください。
Please gather at the designated location.
会場には何十人もの人が集まった。
Dozens of people gathered at the venue.
会議には何人かの記者が集まっていた。
Several reporters were gathered at the meeting.
公園にはたくさんの人達が集まっている。
Many people are gathered in the park.

Usage Notes

Used for people or things coming together in one place.

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