Japanese

そろえる

そろえる
Meaning: to put in order; to line up; to arrange
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present そろえる そろえない
Polite そろえます そろえません
Past そろえた そろえなかった
Polite + Past そろえました そろえませんでした
Te-form そろえて そろえなくて
Potential そろえられる そろえられない
Passive そろえられる そろえられない
Causative そろえさせる そろえさせない
Imperative そろえろ そろえるな

Handwriting

そ
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え
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Example

Please line up your shoes neatly at the entrance.

Usage Notes

Used for making things uniform, or collecting all necessary parts into a set.

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