English–Japanese
“prepare” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajisoroeru
Example
明日の授業の道具を揃えます。asu no ju gyō no dō gu o soro e ma su
I prepare the tools for tomorrow's class.
How to say “prepare” in Japanese
“Prepare” in Japanese is 揃える (soroeru). 揃える can also mean “collect”.
Describes bringing all the needed things together so they are complete and ready for a purpose.
Example sentences with 揃える
動物のカードを揃えます。dō butsu no kā do o soro e ma su
I collect animal cards.
申込書に必要な書類を揃えて提出しました。mōshi komi sho ni hitsu yō na sho rui o soro e te tei shutsu shi ma shi ta
I prepared the documents needed for the application and submitted them.
Tips for using 揃える
- In everyday speech, 揃える (soroeru) takes the things being prepared as its object, while 揃う (sorou) describes those things as becoming complete or ready.