Japanese reference

そろう

to be complete; to be all present

Regular · 18 form tables

Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.

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Basic

そろう: Non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Dictionary form	そろう (sorou)everything is complete
Polite, masu	そろいます (soroimasu)everything is complete

そろう: Negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Negative, nai	そろわない (sorowanai)everything is not complete
Polite negative	そろいません (soroimasen)everything is not complete

そろう: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past, ta	そろった (sorotta)everything was complete
Polite past	そろいました (soroimashita)everything was complete

そろう: Past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past negative	そろわなかった (sorowanakatta)everything was not complete
Polite past negative	そろいませんでした (soroimasendeshita)everything was not complete

そろう: Te form
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-form	そろって (sorotte)being complete (and then)
Polite te-form	そろいまして (soroimashite)being complete (and then)

そろう: Te iru
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state	そろっている (sorotteiru)everything is complete
Polite te-iru	そろっています (sorotteimasu)everything is complete

そろう: Conditional, ba
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, ba	そろえば (soroeba)if everything is complete
Rare literary polite conditional	そろいますれば (soroimasureba)if everything is complete (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite

そろう: Conditional, tara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, tara	そろったら (sorottara)if everything is complete
Polite conditional, tara	そろいましたら (soroimashitara)if everything is complete

そろう: Causative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Causative	そろわせる (sorowaseru)cause everything to be complete
Polite causative	そろわせます (sorowasemasu)cause everything to be complete

そろう: Polite non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite non-past form	そろいます (soroimasu)everything is complete

そろう: Polite negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite negative form	そろいません (soroimasen)everything is not complete

そろう: Polite past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past form	そろいました (soroimashita)everything was complete

そろう: Polite past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past negative form	そろいませんでした (soroimasendeshita)everything was not complete

そろう: Completion or regret
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Completion or regret	そろってしまう (sorotteshimau)everything is complete completely or regrettably
Polite completion or regret	そろってしまいます (sorotteshimaimasu)everything is complete completely or regrettably

そろう: Past experience
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past experience	そろったことがある (sorottakotogaaru)have the experience of: everything was complete
Polite past experience	そろったことがあります (sorottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: everything was complete

そろう: Automatic result, to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Automatic result, to	そろうと (sorouto)whenever you everything is complete
Polite automatic result	そろいますと (soroimasuto)whenever you everything is complete

そろう: Given that, nara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Given that, nara	そろうなら (sorounara)if you mean to everything is complete

そろう: Probability
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Probability	そろうだろう (soroudarou)probably everything is complete
Polite probability	そろうでしょう (soroudeshou)probably everything is complete

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