建(た)つ

たつ
verb (godan)
to be built, to be constructed
自動詞 intransitiveaction
See also: 立(た)つ (stand), 建(た)てる (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present建(た)つ建(た)たない
Present polite建(た)ちます建(た)ちません
Past建(た)った建(た)たなかった
Past polite建(た)ちました建(た)ちませんでした
て form建(た)って建(た)たなくて
ている present建(た)っている建(た)っていない
ている polite建(た)っています建(た)っていません
ている past建(た)っていた建(た)っていなかった
ている past polite建(た)っていました建(た)っていませんでした
Conditional ば建(た)てば建(た)たなければ
Conditional たら建(た)ったら建(た)たなかったら
Volitional建(た)とう—
Volitional polite建(た)ちましょう—
Potential建(た)てる建(た)てない
Passive建(た)たれる建(た)たれない
Causative建(た)たせる建(た)たせない
Imperative建(た)て建(た)つな
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(あたら)しいビルが建(た)った。
A new building was built.
Condominiums are being built one after another in front of the station.
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.

Godan verb ending in つ: 建(た)たない, 建(た)ちます, 建(た)って, 建(た)てば.

Usage

An intransitive verb — the building itself is the subject (ビルが建(た)つ). The transitive counterpart is 建(た)てる (to build something). Do not confuse with the homophone 立(た)つ (to stand up) or 経(た)つ (time passes), which use different kanji.

Transitivity

  • 建(た)つ (intransitive): A building is built / stands
  • 建(た)てる (transitive): Someone builds a building

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