What does 育つ mean?
育つ is a Japanese verb meaning “to grow up” or “to be raised” in English. It is written as 育つ in kanji, そだつ in hiragana, and sodatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
私は東京で生まれ育った。
I was born and raised in Tokyo.
この花は日陰でもよく育つ。
This flower grows well even in the shade.
Conjugation of 育つ
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | 育つそだつ | 育たないそだたない |
| Plain past | 育ったそだった | 育たなかったそだたなかった |
| Polite | 育ちますそだちます | 育ちませんそだちません |
| Polite past | 育ちましたそだちました | 育ちませんでしたそだちませんでした |
Other forms
Te-form育ってそだって
Potential育てるそだてる
Passive育たれるそだたれる
Volitional育とうそだとう
Causative育たせるそだたせる
Conditional育てばそだてば
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Transitive partner
育つ (it happens by itself)·育てる (someone does it)
育つ describes something happening by itself. 育てる describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.