〜建(だ)て

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

Pronunciation

Usually read as だて, sometimes たて.

COMMON USES (number of floors):

• 二階建(にかいだ)て: two-story
• 三階建(さんがいだ)て: three-story
• 五階建(ごかいだ)て: five-story
• 高層建(こうそうだ)て: high-rise
• 平屋建(ひらやだ)て: single-story

Building types

• 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).