()(そろ)える

とりそろえる
verb (ichidan)
to stock; to have a full selection; to get everything together
他動詞 transitivebusiness
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()(そろ)える()(そろ)えない
Present polite()(そろ)えます()(そろ)えません
Past()(そろ)えた()(そろ)えなかった
Past polite()(そろ)えました()(そろ)えませんでした
て form()(そろ)えて()(そろ)えなくて
ている present()(そろ)えている()(そろ)えていない
ている polite()(そろ)えています()(そろ)えていません
ている past()(そろ)えていた()(そろ)えていなかった
ている past polite()(そろ)えていました()(そろ)えていませんでした
Conditional ば()(そろ)えれば()(そろ)えなければ
Conditional たら()(そろ)えたら()(そろ)えなかったら
Volitional()(そろ)えよう
Volitional polite()(そろ)えましょう
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
1. to stock (a range of items); to have a full selection available
To carry or maintain a comprehensive variety of products or goods for sale. Commonly used in retail and commercial contexts to describe a shop's inventory.
We have all sizes in stock.
We stock a wide range of seasonal products.
This shop has a rich selection of imported wines.
2. to gather and prepare (documents, items needed)
To collect and assemble all the necessary items or documents so that everything required is ready and complete.
Please gather all the necessary documents.
I got everything needed for the application together.
I gathered my belongings in preparation for the trip.

A compound verb formed from () (to take) and (そろ)える (to arrange, to make uniform). Sense 1 is commonly used in retail and commercial contexts to describe having a variety of products available. Sense 2 means to collect and prepare everything that is needed.

Usage

Sense 1 is very common in polite commercial speech, often in the ている/ております form to describe what a shop carries. Sense 2 is used more generally when preparing or assembling items.

Common collocations

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