配はい膳ぜん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

setting the table; arranging dishes

Refers to the act of placing dishes, bowls, and utensils on a table or tray before a meal, often in a formal or service context. Can be used as a noun or as a suru verb (transitive or intransitive).

• 夕ゆう食しょくの前まえに、母ははがテーブルに配はい膳ぜんを始はじめた。

  Before dinner, my mother started setting the table.

• 給きゅう仕じの人ひとが手て際ぎわよく配はい膳ぜんしてくれた。

  The waiter efficiently arranged the dishes for us.