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ライバルが勢揃い (rival ga iseizoroi - all the rivals are present)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This is a noun phrase functioning as a predicate, often used with a subject (ライバル) and the nominative particle (が). 勢揃い (iseizoroi) is a noun meaning 'all present' or 'full attendance,' which can also be used as a する (suru) verb (勢揃いする - to gather/assemble). In this form, it describes the state of all rivals being gathered.

Sample sentences

次の大会では、世界中のライバルが勢揃いするだろう。

At the next tournament, rivals from all over the world will be gathered.

ゲームの最終ステージでは、過去のボスキャラクターがライバルとして勢揃いした。

In the game's final stage, all the past boss characters were present as rivals.

今年の選抜メンバーには、期待の新人からベテランまで、ライバルが勢揃いしている。

This year's selected members include all the rivals, from promising newcomers to veterans.

Quick facts

etymology:ライバル is a loanword from English 'rival'. 勢揃い combines 勢い (ikioi - force, momentum) or 勢 (sei - force, energy) and 揃い (soroi - complete set, matching).

Often used with

役者が勢揃い (yakusha ga iseizoroi - all the actors are present)

強敵が勢揃い (kyouteki ga iseizoroi - all the strong enemies are present)

精鋭が勢揃い (sei'ei ga iseizoroi - all the elite are gathered)

一堂に勢揃い (ichidou ni iseizoroi - gathered all in one place)

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Example

次の大会では、世界中のライバルが勢揃いするだろう。

At the next tournament, rivals from all over the world will be gathered.

ゲームの最終ステージでは、過去のボスキャラクターがライバルとして勢揃いした。

In the game's final stage, all the past boss characters were present as rivals.