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まとめる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	まとめる	まとめない
Polite	まとめます	まとめません
Past polite	まとめました	まとめませんでした
Past	まとめた	まとめなかった
Te-form	まとめて	まとめないで
Desire	まとめたい	まとめたくない
Potential	まとめられるalso まとめれる	まとめられないalso まとめれない
Passive	まとめられる	まとめられない
Causative	まとめさせる	まとめさせない
Causative passive	まとめさせられる	まとめさせられない
Volitional	まとめよう
Polite volitional	まとめましょう
Imperative	まとめろ	まとめるな
Conditional	まとめれば	まとめなければ
Tara conditional	まとめたら	まとめなかったら

Pairs withまとまる

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

collect; put together; consolidate

usually written using kana alone

Gathering scattered items, information, or people into one place or unified whole.

資し料りょうを一ひとつのファイルにまとめる。
I consolidate the materials into one file.
クラスの意い見けんをまとめるのは大たい変へんだ。
It's tough to bring together the class's opinions.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

summarize; aggregate

usually written using kana alone

Condensing information, ideas, or data into a concise form.

要よう点てんをまとめて報ほう告こくしてください。
Please summarize the main points and report.
アンケート結けっ果かをまとめる。
I aggregate the survey results.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

settle; finalize; put in order

usually written using kana alone

Bringing a matter to a conclusion, resolving an issue, or organizing things neatly. Sense 4 (establish/decide) overlaps with finalizing a plan or agreement.

話はなしをまとめるために会かい議ぎを開ひらいた。
We held a meeting to settle the matter.
旅りょ行こうの計けい画かくをまとめる。
I finalize the travel plans.
部屋へやをきれいにまとめる。
I put the room in order neatly.

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Usage patterns

荷に物もつを〈動どう詞し〉to pack up one's belongings
旅りょ行こうの前まえに荷に物もつをまとめた。
I packed up my belongings before the trip.
意い見けんを〈動どう詞し〉to consolidate opinions into one
会かい議ぎでみんなの意い見けんをまとめた。
I consolidated everyone's opinions at the meeting.
話はなしを〈動どう詞し〉to wrap up a discussion or finalize a deal
二人ふたりで話はなしをまとめて契けい約やくした。
The two of them settled the matter and signed the contract.
考かんがえを〈動どう詞し〉to organize one's thoughts
書かく前まえに考かんがえをまとめておいた。
I organized my thoughts before writing.
レポートを〈動どう詞し〉to summarize a report
調ちょう査さ結けっ果かをレポートにまとめた。
I summarized the survey results in a report.

Kanji

纏wear, wrap, tie

Transitive / intransitive

まとまるN3
纏める is the transitive act of bringing things together, while 纏まる is the intransitive result of things coming together on their own.

Related words· 9

集あつめるN5sense 1
集める focuses on physically gathering things or people, while 纏める emphasizes organizing them into a coherent whole.
整せい理りN4sense 1
整理する means to sort out or tidy up loose items, while 纏める implies unifying them into one finished form.
要よう約やくN2sense 2
要約する specifically means to condense text or speech into a short summary, while 纏める can also mean organizing or finalizing beyond just summarizing.
束たばねるN1
まとめる is a general verb for putting things together or organizing, while 束ねる specifically implies physically tying items into a bundle or bringing people under one leader.

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固かためるN2
まとめる means to gather or organize scattered things into a coherent whole, while 固める adds the nuance of making that grouping firm, compact, or defensively solid.
煮に詰つめるN1
まとめる is a general word for pulling together and finalizing ideas or a discussion, while 煮詰める figuratively evokes narrowing things down through prolonged deliberation, like reducing a liquid.
括くくるN1
まとめる is the common everyday word for summarizing or consolidating, while 括る is a slightly more literary way to say the same thing.
取とりまとめる
まとめる focuses on putting things in order or summarizing them, whereas 取りまとめる emphasizes first bringing scattered things together and then organizing them.
詰つめるN3
まとめる means to organize or wrap up something into a coherent whole, while 詰める in this sense stresses hashing out fine details to a firm conclusion.

Opposites

散ちらすN2sense 1
散らす means to scatter things apart, the opposite of 纏める's act of pulling things together.

Don't confuse with

まとう
纏う means to wrap or wear something around oneself, while 纏める means to gather or organize things together; the two share kanji but differ completely in meaning.

Word family

まとめN1
summary; recap; aggregation
取とりまとめ
collecting; gathering; collation; coordination
まとめサイト
summary site; aggregation site

Written forms

まとめるUsage98%
Standard kana spelling; the kanji form 纏める is rarely used.
纏まとめるUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective まとまる (to be collected/settled) with the transitive verb suffix める. The kanji 纏 is rarely used.