Japanese

がる

たちあがる
Meaning: to stand up; to start up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 立ち上がる 立ち上がらない
Polite 立ち上がります 立ち上がりません
Past 立ち上がった 立ち上がらなかった
Polite + Past 立ち上がりました 立ち上がりませんでした
Te-form 立ち上がって 立ち上がらなくて
Potential 立ち上がれる 立ち上がれない
Passive 立ち上がられる 立ち上がられない
Causative 立ち上がらせる 立ち上がらせない
Causative + Passive 立ち上がらされる 立ち上がらされない
Imperative 立ち上がれ 立ち上がるな

Example sentences

彼は椅子から立ち上がって挨拶をした。
He stood up from his chair and greeted me.
山から白い煙が立ち上がっている。
White smoke is rising from the mountain.
観客は一斉に立ち上がって拍手した。
The audience stood up and applauded all at once.
彼は唐突に立ち上がり、部屋を出て行った。
He suddenly stood up and left the room.
彼女はさっと立ち上がって部屋を出た。
She stood up quickly and left the room.

Usage Notes

Can mean standing up physically, recovering from a setback, or a computer starting up.

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