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片付く

かたづく

to be tidied, to be settled

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Examples

  1. やっと部屋が片付いた。

    やっとへやがかたづいた。

    The room is finally tidy.

  2. 机の上が片付いていて気持ちいい。

    つくえのうえがかたづいていてきもちいい。

    The desk is clear and it feels good.

  3. 仕事が片付いたら飲みに行こう。

    しごとがかたづいたらのみにいこう。

    Let's go for a drink once the work is done.

  4. 引っ越しの荷物はまだ片付いていません。

    ひっこしのにもつはまだかたづいていません。

    The moving boxes still haven't been sorted out.

Common patterns

部屋が片付く
the room gets tidy
仕事が片付く
the work gets finished
問題が片付く
the problem gets settled

Memory tip

This is the intransitive partner of 片付ける: things get tidy by themselves, grammatically speaking. Beyond rooms it means a task gets settled — 仕事が片付く is extremely common at work.

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