建つ

たつ
tatsu

to be built, to stand

What does 建つ mean?

建つ is a Japanese verb meaning to be built, to stand in English. It is written as 建つ in kanji, たつ in hiragana, and tatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その2軒の家は背中向かいにたっている。

The two houses stand back to back.

Conjugation of 建つ

AffirmativeNegative
Plain建つたつ建たないたたない
Plain past建ったたった建たなかったたたなかった
Polite建ちますたちます建ちませんたちません
Polite past建ちましたたちました建ちませんでしたたちませんでした

Other forms

Te-form建ってたって
Potential建てるたてる
Passive建たれるたたれる
Volitional建とうたとう
Causative建たせるたたせる
Conditional建てばたてば

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Transitive partner

建つ (it happens by itself)·建てる (someone does it)

建つ describes something happening by itself. 建てる describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 建つ

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