JLPT N4 · Verb

立てる (tateru)

立てる (たてる, tateru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to stand (something) up; to put upright”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たてる
Romaji: tateru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to set up; to erect; to raise · ichidan verb, transitive · occ. written 起てる
to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into · ichidan verb, transitive
to make (a noise); to let out; to produce (a sound) · ichidan verb, transitive
to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.); to kick up; to stir up; to cause (waves, ripples, etc.); to send up (foam) · ichidan verb, transitive
to make (plans); to formulate (an idea); to lay out; to establish (a goal); to develop (a theory) · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

バースデーケーキにろうそくを立ててください。

Please put some candles on the birthday cake.

Tatoeba #198533

彼らは円の中心に棒を立てた。

They set up a pole at the center of the circle.

Tatoeba #97507

猫が私の手につめを立てた。

The cat dug its claws into my hand.

Tatoeba #121993

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 立てる

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	立てる	たてる tateru
Polite (~masu)	立てます	たてます tatemasu
Negative	立てない	たてない tatenai
Polite negative	立てません	たてません tatemasen
Past	立てた	たてた tateta
Polite past	立てました	たてました tatemashita
Negative past	立てなかった	たてなかった tatenakatta
Te-form	立てて	たてて tatete
Potential	立てられる	たてられる taterareru
Passive	立てられる	たてられる taterareru
Causative	立てさせる	たてさせる tatesaseru
Volitional	立てよう	たてよう tateyou
Imperative	立てろ	たてろ tatero
Conditional (~ba)	立てれば	たてれば tatereba

Kanji in 立てる

立

stand up, rise, set upリツ・リュウ・た.つ・-た.つ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 立てる.

立つたつto stand (up)役に立つやくにたつto be helpful立場たちばposition独立どくりつindependence立ち上がるたちあがるto stand up国立こくりつnational献立こんだてmenu私立しりつprivate (establishment)成立せいりつformation対立たいりつconfrontation夕立ゆうだち(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening)目立つめだつto be conspicuous組み立てるくみたてるto assemble立ち止まるたちどまるto stop (in one's tracks)

Source: JMdict entry 1551530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.