Japanese

たつ
Meaning: to be built; to be erected
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 建つ 建たない
Polite 建ちます 建ちません
Past 建った 建たなかった
Polite + Past 建ちました 建ちませんでした
Te-form 建って 建たなくて
Potential 建てる 建てない
Passive 建たれる 建たれない
Causative 建たせる 建たせない
Causative + Passive 建たされる 建たされない
Imperative 建て 建つな

Handwriting

建
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Example sentences

A new library was built in front of the station.
寺の境内に、立派な堂が建っている。
A magnificent hall stands within the temple grounds.
広大な草原の中に、白い家がポツンと一軒だけ建っています。
A single white house stands all alone in the middle of a vast grassland.
あの家は弾丸黒痣の土地に建っている
That house stands on a tiny plot of land.

Usage Notes

An intransitive verb used when buildings or monuments are constructed.

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