〜建(だ)て

だて

suffix

storied, -story building

1. storied, -story (building)

Indicates the number of floors in a building.

一戸建(いっこだ)てを買(か)いたい。

I want to buy a detached house.

この建物(たてもの)は五階建(ごかいだ)てだ。

This building is five stories.

二階建(にかいだ)ての家(いえ)に住(す)んでいる。

I live in a two-story house.

〜建(だ)て is a suffix indicating the number of floors or type of building structure.

Pronunciation

Read だて as a suffix.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (number of floors):

Compounds

一戸建(いっこだ)て: detached house
木造建(もくぞうだ)て: wooden building
鉄骨建(てっこつだ)て: steel-frame building

Common patterns

Used as noun modifier: 二階建(にかいだ)ての家(いえ) (two-story house)
Used predicatively: この建物(たてもの)は五階建(ごかいだ)てだ

Related verb: 建(た)てる (to build).

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Added 2026.1.9 21:34 · Revised 2026.10.14 23:19

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