経つ|たつtatsu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto pass (of time); to elapse
    時ときがどんどんたってゆく。↗
    Time is going by very quickly.
Conjugation
Dictionary form経つ(たつ)
Polite (masu)経ちます(たちます)
Negative (nai)経たない(たたない)
polite (masen)経ちません(たちません)
classical zu / nu経たず・経たぬ(たたず・たたぬ)
Past (ta)経った(たった)
polite (mashita)経ちました(たちました)
Past negative (nakatta)経たなかった(たたなかった)
polite (masen deshita)経ちませんでした(たちませんでした)
Te form経って(たって)
Potential経てる(たてる)
Passive経たれる(たたれる)
Causative経たせる(たたせる)
Causative passive経たせられる・経たされる(たたせられる・たたされる)
Conditional (ba)経てば(たてば)
tara経ったら(たったら)
Volitional経とう(たとう)
polite (mashou)経ちましょう(たちましょう)
Imperative経て(たて)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym経過けいかWrittenA noun (also a suru verb) for the passage of time or the progress of events, as in 「経過を見る」; leans toward written or formal prose rather than 「経つ」.
  • SynonymすぎるNeutralRefers to time passing, but also to passing through a place or exceeding a limit, as in 「期限が過ぎる」; broader in use than 「経つ」.
  • Related過ぎ去るすぎさるNeutralMeans to pass and be gone, as in 「過ぎ去った日々」 or 「台風が過ぎ去る」; often carries a retrospective feel.
  • RelatedすぎるNeutralRefers to time passing, but also to passing through a place or exceeding a limit, as in 「期限が過ぎる」; broader in use than 「経つ」.
  • Related過ぎ行くすぎゆくWrittenDescribes time gradually slipping by, with a lyrical, literary flavor, as in 「過ぎ行く夏」; more written in tone than 「経つ」.
  • Antonym止まるとまるNeutralThe antonym: to stop and stay still, the opposite of time flowing on, as in 「時が止まる」.

For time passing, 「経つ」 is the most common choice, as in 「三年経つ」. Use 「過ぎる」 when a deadline or limit has passed, 「経過」 for the progress of a situation, and 「過ぎ去る」 for something that has passed and gone.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 時間じかんが過すぎる。
Kanji in this word
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