Ichidan verb
揃えるそろえる
soroeru揃える (そろえる, soroeru) — to collect — is an ichidan verb: 揃えて (te-form), 揃えた (past), 揃えない (negative), 揃えます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to gather; to get together.
How 揃える conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 揃え. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
揃える
dropsstem + ending
揃えない揃えないnegative · I don't get them all together.
揃えます揃えますpolite present
揃えて揃えてte-form · I get them all together and …
揃えた揃えたpast · I got them all together.
揃えられる揃えられるpotential · I can get them all together.
揃えれば揃えればif · If I get them all together, ...
揃えよう揃えようvolitional · Let's get them all together.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
N5 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 揃える そろえる soroeru | |
| past N5 I got them all together. | 揃えた そろえた soroeta | |
| negative N5 I don't get them all together. | 揃えない そろえない soroenai | |
| te-form N5 I get them all together and … | 揃えて そろえて soroete | |
| past negative N4 | 揃えなかった そろえなかった soroenakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's get them all together. | 揃えよう そろえよう soroeyou | |
| potential N3 I can get them all together. | 揃えられる そろえられる soroerareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I get them all together, ... | 揃えれば そろえれば soroereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I get them all together, ... | 揃えたら そろえたら soroetara | |
| passive N2 They all get gathered together. | 揃えられる そろえられる soroerareru | |
| causative N2 | 揃えさせる そろえさせる soroesaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 揃えろ そろえろ soroero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 揃えます そろえます soroemasu | |
| past N5 I got them all together. | 揃えました そろえました soroemashita | |
| negative N5 I don't get them all together. | 揃えません そろえません soroemasen | |
| past negative N4 | 揃えませんでした そろえませんでした soroemasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's get them all together. | 揃えましょう そろえましょう soroemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm getting them all together. | 揃えている そろえている soroeteiru | |
| ていた N4 I was getting them all together. | 揃えていた そろえていた soroeteita | |
| ています N4 I'm getting them all together. | 揃えています そろえています soroeteimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was getting them all together. | 揃えていました そろえていました soroeteimashita |