Japanese

てる

たてる
Meaning: to build; to construct
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 建てる 建てない
Polite 建てます 建てません
Past 建てた 建てなかった
Polite + Past 建てました 建てませんでした
Te-form 建てて 建てなくて
Potential 建てられる 建てられない
Passive 建てられる 建てられない
Causative 建てさせる 建てさせない
Imperative 建てろ 建てるな

Example sentences

彼は将来、大きな家を建てるのが夢だ。
His dream is to build a big house in the future.
新しい家を建てた
I built a new house.
この建物は、100年以上前に建てられたものです。
This building was built more than 100 years ago.
彼はいつか自分の会社を建てるというでっかい夢を持っている。
He has a huge dream of one day building his own company.
彼らは一から家を建てた。
They built a house from scratch.

Usage Notes

Specifically used for buildings, monuments, or establishing countries/cities.

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