How to use 揃える & 揃う & 揃い ( = そろえる & そろう & そろい 
= soroeru & sorou & soroi)

Maggie Sensei · Jul 3, 2026

「前髪揃っていないんだけど…」

= まえがみそろっていないんだけど…

= Maegami sorotteinain dakedo…

= My bangs aren’t even, you know…

Hi everyone! I just got my haircut, but my bangs look horrible.

Anyway, I’m going to teach you how to use 揃える ( = そろえる = soroeru ）, 揃う ( = そろう = sorou）, and 揃い ( = そろい = soroi) today.

It is a common verb and it has several different meanings, so let’s learn how to use them.

First 揃う ( = そろう = sorou) is an intransitive verb:

→something/someone が + 揃う ( = そろう= sorou）

揃える ( = そろえる = soroeru ) is a transitive verb:

→something/someone (a group of people) を ( = wo) + 揃える ( =…