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集まる

あつまる

to gather (v.i.), to collect

Godan verbJLPT N4

Example Sentences

毎週金曜日には友達が私の家に集まります。
My friends gather at my house every Friday.
昨日、大勢の人が公園に集まりました。
A lot of people gathered at the park yesterday.
今週の会議には、みんなが集まらなかった。
Not everyone gathered for the meeting this week.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

The verb 集まる is an intransitive verb, which means it doesn't require an object to complete its meaning. So, you would use it to say "people gather" (人々が集まる) but not "I gather people."
Remember that when using 集まる in a sentence, the particle 'が' is often used to mark the subject. For example, "友達が集まる" means "Friends gather".
If you want to say where someone or something is gathering, use the particle 'で'. For example, "公園で集まる" means "gather at the park".
JLPT N4 level

Common Phrases & Expressions

人々が公園に集まる
People gather in the park.
皆でレストランに集まりましょう
Let's all gather at the restaurant.
毎週金曜日に友達と集まる
I gather with my friends every Friday.

Complete Conjugation Table

Basic Forms

Dictionary Form
集まる
Masu Form
集まります
Te Form
集まって
Past Form
集まった
Negative Form
集まらない
Past Negative
集まらなかった

Polite Forms

Polite Present
集まります
Polite Past
集まりました
Polite Negative
集まりません
Polite Past Negative
集まりませんでした

Advanced Forms

Potential Form
集まれる
Passive Form
集まられる
Causative Form
集まらせる
Causative Passive
集まらされる
Volitional Form
集まろう
Imperative Form
集まれ

Conditional Forms

Conditional (ば)
集まれば
Conditional (たら)
集まったら

Other Forms

Progressive Form
集まっている
Desire (たい)
集まりたい
Prohibition
集まるな

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