The intransitive verb '集まる' (atsumaru) means 'to gather', 'to collect', or 'to assemble'. Unlike its transitive counterpart '集める' (to gather/collect something actively), '集まる' describes the natural or automatic coming together of people, items, or information in one place. For example, '駅の前に人が集まる' means 'people gather in front of the station'.
自動詞「集まる」は「多くの人や物、情報などが、自発的または受動的に一つの場所に寄り合うこと」を意味します。他動詞である「集める(他者が意図して呼び寄せる)」と対比して、人や物が自然に集結する様子を指します。
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