取(と)り揃(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取(と)り揃(そろ)える取(と)り揃(そろ)えない
Present polite取(と)り揃(そろ)えます取(と)り揃(そろ)えません
Past取(と)り揃(そろ)えた取(と)り揃(そろ)えなかった
Past polite取(と)り揃(そろ)えました取(と)り揃(そろ)えませんでした
て form取(と)り揃(そろ)えて取(と)り揃(そろ)えなくて
ている present取(と)り揃(そろ)えている取(と)り揃(そろ)えていない
ている polite取(と)り揃(そろ)えています取(と)り揃(そろ)えていません
ている past取(と)り揃(そろ)えていた取(と)り揃(そろ)えていなかった
ている past polite取(と)り揃(そろ)えていました取(と)り揃(そろ)えていませんでした
Conditional ば取(と)り揃(そろ)えれば取(と)り揃(そろ)えなければ
Conditional たら取(と)り揃(そろ)えたら取(と)り揃(そろ)えなかったら
Volitional取(と)り揃(そろ)えよう—
Volitional polite取(と)り揃(そろ)えましょう—
Potential取(と)り揃(そろ)えられる取(と)り揃(そろ)えられない
Passive取(と)り揃(そろ)えられる取(と)り揃(そろ)えられない
Causative取(と)り揃(そろ)えさせる取(と)り揃(そろ)えさせない
Imperative取(と)り揃(そろ)えろ取(と)り揃(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 取(と)る (to take) and 揃(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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