取り立てる
とりたてる
verb (ichidan)
to collect forcibly; to single out; to promote
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 取り立てる | 取り立てない |
| Present polite | 取り立てます | 取り立てません |
| Past | 取り立てた | 取り立てなかった |
| Past polite | 取り立てました | 取り立てませんでした |
| て form | 取り立てて | 取り立てなくて |
| ている present | 取り立てている | 取り立てていない |
| ている polite | 取り立てています | 取り立てていません |
| ている past | 取り立てていた | 取り立てていなかった |
| ている past polite | 取り立てていました | 取り立てていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 取り立てれば | 取り立てなければ |
| Conditional たら | 取り立てたら | 取り立てなかったら |
| Volitional | 取り立てよう | — |
| Volitional polite | 取り立てましょう | — |
| Potential | 取り立てられる | 取り立てられない |
| Passive | 取り立てられる | 取り立てられない |
| Causative | 取り立てさせる | 取り立てさせない |
| Imperative | 取り立てろ | 取り立てるな |
1.
to collect forcibly; to demand payment; to dun
To press someone to pay a debt, tax, or other obligation, often in an aggressive or persistent manner.
2.
to single out; to make special mention of; to highlight
To pick out and give special attention or emphasis to something. Often used in negative constructions meaning there is nothing worth singling out.
3.
to promote; to give a position to; to elevate
To appoint or promote someone to a position, especially someone of lower status.
Compound verb of 取る (to take) + 立てる (to set up, establish). The three senses are quite distinct in usage.
Usage
Sense 1 (debt collection) is common in financial and legal contexts, and in stories about loan sharks. Sense 2 is very frequently used in the adverbial form 取り立てて, almost always in negative constructions (取り立てて～ない = "nothing particularly..."). Sense 3 (promote) has a somewhat historical or literary feel and implies elevating someone from a lower position.
Common collocations
- 借金を取り立てる — to collect a debt
- 取り立てて～ない — nothing particularly...
- 人材を取り立てる — to promote talent
- 厳しく取り立てる — to collect harshly