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こしらえる (koshiraeru)

to make,to manufacture

  • JLPT N2
  • Ichidan verb
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Meaning

こしらえる (koshiraeru) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “to make,to manufacture”.

Example sentences 4

今日きょうは早はやく起おきて弁当べんとうをこしらえた

I got up early today to make lunch boxes.

彼かれは借金しゃっきんをこしらえた。

He ran into debt.

彼かれは遅刻ちこくの口実こうじつをこしらえた。

He invented an excuse for being late.

2人にんの兄弟きょうだいは協力きょうりょくして食事しょくじをこしらえた。

The two boys cooked their meal between them.

Conjugation table

こしらえる is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryこしらえるkoshiraeru
Negativeこしらえないkoshiraenai
Pastこしらえたkoshiraeta
Past negativeこしらえなかったkoshiraenakatta
Polite (ます)こしらえますkoshiraemasu
Polite negativeこしらえませんkoshiraemasen
Polite pastこしらえましたkoshiraemashita
Polite past negativeこしらえませんでしたkoshiraemasendeshita
Te-formこしらえてkoshiraete
Conditional (ば)こしらえればkoshiraereba
Conditional (たら)こしらえたらkoshiraetara
Potentialこしらえられるkoshiraerareru
Passiveこしらえられるkoshiraerareru
Causativeこしらえさせるkoshiraesaseru
Causative-passiveこしらえさせられるkoshiraesaserareru
Volitionalこしらえようkoshiraeyou
Volitional politeこしらえましょうkoshiraemashou
Imperativeこしらえろkoshiraero
Desire (たい)こしらえたいkoshiraetai

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