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Japanese verb立つ (tatsu) Conjugation
立つ (tatsu) means “to stand”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 立たない and 立ちます, and the te-form is 立って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to stand
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 立つ
- Reading
- たつ
- Romaji
- tatsu
- Masu form
- 立ちます
- Nai form
- 立たない
- Te-form
- 立って
- Ta form
- 立った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 立つ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立たない |
| Polite | 立ちます |
| Polite negative | 立ちません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 立った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立たなかった |
| Polite | 立ちました |
| Polite negative | 立ちませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 立って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立たないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 立っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立っていない |
| Polite | 立っています |
| Polite negative | 立っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 立ちたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立ちたくない |
| Polite | 立ちたいです |
| Polite negative | 立ちたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 立とう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 立ちましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 立て |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 立つな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 立ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 立たないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 立てる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立てない |
| Polite | 立てます |
| Polite negative | 立てません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 立てば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立たなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 立ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立たなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 立たれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立たれない |
| Polite | 立たれます |
| Polite negative | 立たれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 立たせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立たせない |
| Polite | 立たせます |
| Polite negative | 立たせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 立たされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 立たされない |
| Polite | 立たされます |
| Polite negative | 立たされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 遊ぶ (asobu)to play, to have fun
- 泳ぐ (oyogu)to swim
- 歩く (aruku)to walk
- 走る (hashiru)to run
- 乗る (noru)to ride, to get on
- 降りる (oriru)to get off
- 座る (suwaru)to sit
- 開ける (akeru)to open
- 閉める (shimeru)to close, to shut
- 始まる (hajimaru)to begin
- 終わる (owaru)to end, to finish
- 教える (oshieru)to teach, to tell
About these tables
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