English–Japanese

“get tidied up” in Japanese

Japanese

Pronunciation

Romajikatazuku

Example

部屋が片付きます。heya ga kata zu ki ma su

The room gets tidied up.

Illustration for 片付く (get tidied up)

How to say “get tidied up” in Japanese

“Get tidied up” in Japanese is 片付く (katazuku).

Describes things becoming orderly or an unsettled matter reaching a resolved state.

Full entry for 片付く: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 片付く

話し合いが終われば、仕事も片付きます。hana shi a i ga o wa re ba shi goto mo kata zu ki ma su

Once the discussion is over, the work will be taken care of too.

Tips for using 片付く

  • 片付く (katazuku) is intransitive, so 部屋が片付く (heya ga katazuku) means that a room gets tidy, while 片付ける (katazukeru) means that someone tidies it.

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