ならす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

level; flatten; smooth out

Used for making a surface even, such as ground, soil, or a road. Often appears in gardening, construction, or preparation contexts.

• 庭にわの地じ面めんをならしてから芝生しばふを植うえた。

  We leveled the garden ground before planting the lawn.

• 工こう事じの前まえに、重じゅう機きで土と地ちをならす。

  Before construction, they level the land with heavy machinery.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

average; even out

Used for averaging numbers, costs, or results over time or across items. Often appears in financial or statistical contexts.

• 毎まい月つきの支し出しゅつをならすと、だいたい15じゅうご万まん円えんくらいになる。

  If you average the monthly expenses, it comes to about 150,000 yen.

• テストの点てん数すうをならして、クラスの平へい均きんを出だした。

  We averaged the test scores and calculated the class average.