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整う

ととのう

N3to be ready · to be orderly

Examples

会場の準備が整い、客を迎える時間になった。

机の並びが整うと教室が広く見えた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 整う is read as ととのう and can mean “to be ready” or “to be orderly”, depending on context.
  • Basic usage: The examples show a venue becoming ready and desks becoming neatly arranged.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Distinguishing senses and uses
    • It is intransitive for arrangements becoming ready or orderly; transitive 整える means that someone puts them in order.

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