経つ (tatsu)
経つ (たつ, tatsu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to pass (of time); to elapse”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- たつ
- Romaji
- tatsu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to pass (of time); to elapse · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 経つ
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 | 経つ | たつ tatsu |
| Polite (~masu) | 経ちます | たちます tachimasu |
| Negative | 経たない | たたない tatanai |
| Polite negative | 経ちません | たちません tachimasen |
| Past | 経った | たった tatta |
| Polite past | 経ちました | たちました tachimashita |
| Negative past | 経たなかった | たたなかった tatanakatta |
| Te-form | 経って | たって tatte |
| Potential | 経てる | たてる tateru |
| Passive | 経たれる | たたれる tatareru |
| Causative | 経たせる | たたせる tataseru |
| Volitional | 経とう | たとう tatou |
| Imperative | 経て | たて tate |
| Conditional (~ba) | 経てば | たてば tateba |
Kanji in 経つ
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 経つ.
経済けいざいeconomy経験けいけんexperience神経しんけいnerve経営けいえいmanagement経由けいゆgoing through経緯けいいdetails経るへるto pass経度けいどlongitude経歴けいれきpersonal history経路けいろcourse経過けいかpassage (of time)経費けいひexpenses
Source: JMdict entry 1251100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.