立てる|たてるtateru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raisealso written as 起てる
    バースデーケーキにろうそくを立たててください。↗
    Please put some candles on the birthday cake.
  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
    猫ねこが私の手てにつめを立たてた。↗
    The cat dug its claws into my hand.
  3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
    彼かれは怒おこるとよく大声おおごえをたてる。↗
    He is liable to shout when angry.
  4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
    He carried out the plan he had made in detail.
  5. ichidan verb, transitive verbto put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
    我々われわれは彼かれを彼かれらと交渉こうしょうする代表だいひょうにたてた。↗
    We delegated him to negotiate with them.
  6. ichidan verb, transitive verbto treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
    私は彼かれに義理ぎりを立たてなければならない。↗
    I have to do right by him.
  7. ichidan verb, transitive verbto sharpen; to make clear
  8. ichidan verb, transitive verbto shut; to close
  9. ichidan verb, transitive verbto make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
  10. ichidan verb, transitive verbto divide by
  11. suffix, ichidan verbto do ... vigorouslyafter the -masu stem of a verb
Conjugation
Dictionary form立てる(たてる)
Polite (masu)立てます(たてます)
Negative (nai)立てない(たてない)
polite (masen)立てません(たてません)
classical zu / nu立てず・立てぬ(たてず・たてぬ)
Past (ta)立てた(たてた)
polite (mashita)立てました(たてました)
Past negative (nakatta)立てなかった(たてなかった)
polite (masen deshita)立てませんでした(たてませんでした)
Te form立てて(たてて)
Potential立てられる(たてられる)
Passive立てられる(たてられる)
Causative立てさせる(たてさせる)
Causative passive立てさせられる(たてさせられる)
Conditional (ba)立てれば(たてれば)
tara立てたら(たてたら)
Volitional立てよう(たてよう)
polite (mashou)立てましょう(たてましょう)
Imperative立てろ(たてろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
transitive立てるたてる⇄intransitive立つたつ
旗はたを立たてる
立つ describes something standing or rising on its own (旗が立つ 'a flag stands'), while 立てる describes an agent causing something to stand (旗を立てる 'to raise a flag').

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Japanese definitions
  1. 横よこになっているものを縦たてにする。
  2. つきさす。食い込くいこませる。
  3. 高たかく響ひびかせる。
  4. 位置いちや役職やくしょく、地位ちいにつける。
  5. はっきり示しめす。人ひとに知しられるようにする。
  6. 風呂ふろの水みずをわかして入浴にゅうよくできるようにする。
  7. (「点たてる」とも書かき)茶ちゃなどを飲のめる状態じょうたいにする。
  8. (動詞どうしの連用形れんようけい)しきりにする。
  9. 建物たてものを作つくる。
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