集まる
あつまる
to gather (v.i.), to collect
Atsumaru (集まる) is a godan verb meaning "to gather (v.i.), to collect". Its polite form is 集まります (atsumarimasu), its te form is 集まって (atsumatte), its past form is 集まった (atsumatta), and its negative form is 集まらない (atsumaranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Atsumaru (集まる) conjugation quick reference
集まる means "to gather (v.i.), to collect". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Atsumaru 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.
How to use Atsumaru: grammar notes
•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 with Atsumaru
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.
Atsumaru (集まる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 集まる | atsumaru |
| Masu Form | 集まります | atsumarimasu |
| Te Form | 集まって | atsumatte |
| Past Form | 集まった | atsumatta |
| Negative Form | 集まらない | atsumaranai |
| Past Negative | 集まらなかった | atsumaranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 集まります | atsumarimasu |
| Polite Past | 集まりました | atsumarimashita |
| Polite Negative | 集まりません | atsumarimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 集まりませんでした | atsumarimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 集まれる | atsumareru |
| Passive Form | 集まられる | atsumarareru |
| Causative Form | 集まらせる | atsumaraseru |
| Causative Passive | 集まらされる | atsumarasareru |
| Volitional Form | 集まろう | atsumarou |
| Imperative Form | 集まれ | atsumare |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 集まれば | atsumareba |
| Conditional (たら) | 集まったら | atsumattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 集まっている | atsumatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 集まりたい | atsumaritai |
| Prohibition | 集まるな | atsumaruna |