In Japanese, "tidy" is 整然とした (seizen to shita). It is a adjective pronounced "seh-ee-zeh-n toh shee-tah".
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整然とした is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as seizen to shita, it sounds roughly like "seh-ee-zeh-n toh shee-tah" to an English ear.
彼の部屋はいつも整然としています。
Kare no heya wa itsumo seizen to shite imasu.
His room is always tidy.
Seizen to shita (整然とした) describes something neatly arranged or orderly. It is a fairly formal expression. For everyday speech, seiri sarete iru or kirei ni narandeiru are also natural ways to express tidiness.
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Buy on Steam整然とした is romanised as seizen to shita. Say it roughly like "seh-ee-zeh-n toh shee-tah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
整然とした is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
整然とした is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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