寄せ集める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 寄せ集める | 寄せ集めない |
| Polite | 寄せ集めます | 寄せ集めません |
| Past polite | 寄せ集めました | 寄せ集めませんでした |
| Past | 寄せ集めた | 寄せ集めなかった |
| Te-form | 寄せ集めて | 寄せ集めないで |
| Desire | 寄せ集めたい | 寄せ集めたくない |
| Potential | 寄せ集められるalso 寄せ集めれる | 寄せ集められないalso 寄せ集めれない |
| Passive | 寄せ集められる | 寄せ集められない |
| Causative | 寄せ集めさせる | 寄せ集めさせない |
| Causative passive | 寄せ集めさせられる | 寄せ集めさせられない |
| Volitional | 寄せ集めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 寄せ集めましょう | |
| Imperative | 寄せ集めろ | 寄せ集めるな |
| Conditional | 寄せ集めれば | 寄せ集めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 寄せ集めたら | 寄せ集めなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
gather together; collect; scrape together
Implies bringing various things or people together, often from scattered sources. Can carry a nuance of making do with what is available.
He gathered together junk and built a robot.
I wrote the report using information I had scraped together.
They formed a team by gathering together inexperienced players from various places.
I scraped together money from here and there to pay for the trip.
I wrote the article by piecing together fragmentary information from online sources.