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そろう
sorou
Description
「揃う」は、同じ種類の物や人が全部集まったり、形や数がきれいに合ったりする時に使います。
"そろう" is used when all items or people of the same kind have gathered, or when shapes or numbers match neatly.
パーティーにみんなが来て人が揃った、というように使えます。
It can be used like saying everyone came to the party and the people are そろった.
Meanings
揃うsorou
to become complete; to all be gathered
メンバーが全員揃った。
All the members have gathered.
揃うsorou
to match; to be uniform or even
みんなの服の色が揃っている。
Everyone's clothes are the same color.
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Notes
- Nuance
揃う is intransitive (things come together); 揃える is the transitive pair (to make things match).
- Form
often used as 揃っている for a resulting state and 揃った for completion.
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