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Learn Hardcore Japanese: sonaeru - to prepare

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 40
/sonaeru

sonaeru

Word

備そなえるsonaeru

Meaning

to prepare

Part of speech

group 2, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of sonaeru

家族かぞく　が　増ふえる　前まえ　に、　必要ひつような　物もの　を　少すこしずつ　備そなえる　つもり　です。kazoku ga fueru mae ni, hitsuyouna mono o sukoshizutsu sonaeru tsumori desu.

Before our family gets bigger, I plan to prepare the things we need little by little.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

母はは　は　非常用ひじょうよう　の　水みず　と　食料しょくりょう　を　備そなえて　います。haha wa hijouyou no mizu to shokuryou o sonaete imasu.

My mother keeps emergency water and food on hand.

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