I Love Kanji役に立つ (yakunitatsu)
役に立つ (やくにたつ, yakunitatsu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be helpful; to be useful”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- やくにたつ
- Romaji
- yakunitatsu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to be helpful; to be useful · expression, godan verb
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 役に立つ
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 役に立つ | やくにたつ yakunitatsu |
| Polite (~masu) | 役に立ちます | やくにたちます yakunitachimasu |
| Negative | 役に立たない | やくにたたない yakunitatanai |
| Polite negative | 役に立ちません | やくにたちません yakunitachimasen |
| Past | 役に立った | やくにたった yakunitatta |
| Polite past | 役に立ちました | やくにたちました yakunitachimashita |
| Negative past | 役に立たなかった | やくにたたなかった yakunitatanakatta |
| Te-form | 役に立って | やくにたって yakunitatte |
| Potential | 役に立てる | やくにたてる yakunitateru |
| Passive | 役に立たれる | やくにたたれる yakunitatareru |
| Causative | 役に立たせる | やくにたたせる yakunitataseru |
| Volitional | 役に立とう | やくにたとう yakunitatou |
| Imperative | 役に立て | やくにたて yakunitate |
| Conditional (~ba) | 役に立てば | やくにたてば yakunitateba |
Kanji in 役に立つ
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 役に立つ.
役やくrole役割やくわりpart重役じゅうやく(company) director主役しゅやくleading part役者やくしゃactor役所やくしょgovernment office役人やくにんgovernment official役目やくめduty役職やくしょくpost役場やくばtown hall立つたつto stand (up)立てるたてるto stand (something) up立場たちばposition独立どくりつindependence
Source: JMdict entry 1537980 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.