1.
to be built, to be erected, to be constructed
Used for buildings and structures when they come into existence or stand in a location. An intransitive verb — the building is the subject.
新しいビルが建った。
A new building was built.
駅前にマンションが次々と建っている。
Condominiums are being built one after another in front of the station.
この寺は鎌倉時代に建てられたが、何度も再建され、今の建物は江戸期に建ったものだ。
This temple was originally built in the Kamakura period, but it was rebuilt many times, and the current structure was erected in the Edo period.
CONJUGATION:
Godan verb ending in つ: 建たない, 建ちます, 建って, 建てば.
USAGE:
An intransitive verb — the building itself is the subject (ビルが建つ). The transitive counterpart is 建てる (to build something). Do not confuse with the homophone 立つ (to stand up) or 経つ (time passes), which use different kanji.
TRANSITIVITY PAIR:
- 建つ (intransitive): A building is built / stands
- 建てる (transitive): Someone builds a building