集まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 集まる | 集まらない |
| Polite | 集まります | 集まりません |
| Past polite | 集まりました | 集まりませんでした |
| Past | 集まった | 集まらなかった |
| Te-form | 集まって | 集まらないで |
| Desire | 集まりたい | 集まりたくない |
| Potential | 集まれる | 集まれない |
| Passive | 集まられる | 集まられない |
| Causative | 集まらせる | 集まらせない |
| Causative passive | 集まらせられるalso 集まらされる | 集まらせられないalso 集まらされない |
| Volitional | 集まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 集まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 集まれ | 集まるな |
| Conditional | 集まれば | 集まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 集まったら | 集まらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Intransitive: people or things come together in one place. The subject is what gathers, not the person doing the gathering.
A lot of people gathered in the park.
Ducks gather at this pond.
Everyone gathered at the park.
Everyone gathered for our friend's birthday.
Many students gathered around the famous teacher.
集まる describes people or things simply gathering in one place, while 纏まる implies the gathering results in unity or order.
集まる is a neutral, general word for gathering or assembling, whereas 群がる adds a sense of crowding or swarming around something.
集まる simply means people or things come together, while 固まる adds the nuance of clustering tightly in one spot.
集まる is the plain verb for people or things gathering in general, while 寄る often stresses drawing together toward a specific point or object.