拵える (Koshiraeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to make, to manufacture, to fabricate, to build”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto make; to manufacture; to fabricate
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto build; to construct
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto prepare; to get ready; to make (in advance)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto dress (oneself in); to dress up (in); to put on (one's makeup, a dress, etc.); to adorn (oneself in)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto raise money (for); to gather (a sum); to save up; to incur (a debt)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto have (a child, partner, lover, etc.); to make (a friend); to start (an affair)
Examples
彼は借金をこしらえた。
He ran into debt.
彼は遅刻の口実をこしらえた。
He invented an excuse for being late.
長いわずらいで彼は借金をこさえた。
His long sickness ran him into debt.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).