Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am ready | ||
| NegativeI am not ready |
JAPANESE VERB
ととのう
整う
to be ready, to be in order
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was ready | ||
| NegativeI was not ready |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbeing ready, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am being ready | ||
| Please (て ください)please be ready |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can be ready | ||
| NegativeI can’t be ready |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to be ready | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to be ready |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s be ready |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I am ready
- If, when (たら) if I am ready
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) be ready (do it)
- Plain command be ready!
- Please don’t please don’t be ready
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Passive | ||
| Causative |
How to use ととのう
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
しゅっぱつ の じゅんび は、 すぐ ととのいます。
The preparations for departure will be ready soon.
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Past
けっこんしき の じゅんび が、 やっと ととのった。
The preparations for the wedding are finally in order.
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Te-form
かいじょう は、 もう ととのって います。
The venue is already set up.
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Potential
らいしゅう まで に、 じょうけん が ととのえます か？
Can the conditions be in place by next week?
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Want to
きょう は、 サウナ で しっかり ととのいたい。
Today I want a really good sauna glow.
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Volitional
じゅんび が ととのおう と ととのうまい と、 くじ に でます。
Ready or not, we leave at nine.
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Conditional
じょうけん が ととのえば、 けいやく します。
If the conditions are in place, we'll sign the contract.
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Commands and requests
きもち よ、 ととのいなさい、 と じぶん に いいきかせた。
"Feelings, settle down," I told myself.
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Passive and causative
この サウナ は、 だれ でも ととのわせて くれます。
This sauna gets anyone to that blissed-out state.
Good to know
- ととのう is things being in order by themselves: じゅんび が ととのう, the preparations are ready. ととのえる is you putting them in order: かみ を ととのえる, to tidy your hair.
- In a hotel, おへや が ととのいました tells you the room is ready. サウナ で ととのう is the sauna fan's word for that blissed-out feeling afterwards.
Where you hear ととのう
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Advanced Level 2
- じゅんび は、 ぜんぶ ととのって います。 Everything is ready.
- きのう の よる、 へや が ぜんぶ ととのった。 Last night, all the rooms were ready.
- あした の あさ まで に、 ぜんぶ ととのう よ。 By tomorrow morning, everything will be ready.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).