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Base dictionary form. Ichidan verb: ends in 『る』 and keeps its stem for all conjugations.
Theme
User is talking with their colleague Tanaka about office renovations at their workplace in Osaka.
具える
そなえる
to be furnished with (plain form)
Advanced ExpansionAbstract Concepts
verbICHIDAN (ru-verb)
Memory Hook
Imagine a room 'furnished' with all the essentials — it's 'good' and 'ready' (具える sonaeru sounds like 'sooner' — you furnish it sooner to be ready). 'Sooner' → 具える (sonaeru, 'to be furnished with').
Cultural Note
In Japanese, 『具える』 (sonaeru, 'to be furnished with') is often used in formal or written contexts to describe something being equipped or prepared with necessary features, such as a house furnished with modern amenities or a plan furnished with details.
Forms
Base: 具えるBase dictionary form. Ichidan verb: ends in 『る』 and keeps its stem for all conjugations.
Polite: 具えますDrop 『る』 (-ru) → add 『ます』 (masu, polite marker) → 『具えます』 (sonaemasu, 'to be furnished with [polite]').
Negative: 具えないDrop 『る』 (-ru) → add 『ない』 (nai, 'not') → 『具えない』 (sonaenai, 'to not be furnished with').
Past: 具えたDrop 『る』 (-ru) → add 『た』 (ta, past marker) → 『具えた』 (sonaeta, 'was furnished with').
Te: 具えてDrop 『る』 (-ru) → add 『て』 (te) → 『具えて』 (sonaete). Used for requests and linking actions.
Volitional: 具えようDrop 『る』 (-ru) → add 『よう』 (you, volitional) → 『具えよう』 (sonaeyou, 'let’s furnish').
Conditional: 具えればDrop 『る』 (-ru) → add 『れば』 (reba, conditional) → 『具えれば』 (sonaereba, 'if (something) is furnished with').
Potential: 具えられるAdd 『られる』 (rareru, potential) to the stem → 『具えられる』 (sonaerareru, 'can be furnished with').
Passive: 具えられるAdd passive marker 『られる』 (rareru) → same surface form as potential; meaning depends on context.
Causative: 具えさせるAdd causative marker 『させる』 (saseru) → 『具えさせる』 (sonaesaseru).
Imperative: 具えろDrop 『る』 (-ru) → add 『ろ』 (ro, command) → 『具えろ』 (sonaero).
Progressive: 具えているTe-form 『具えて』 + 『いる』 (iru, continuous) → 『具えている』 (sonaete iru, 'is being furnished with').