Japanese reference
立てる
たてる
to stand (something) up; to set up; to make (a plan)
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | たてる (tateru)set up |
| Polite, masu | たてます (tatemasu)set up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | たてない (tatenai)do not set up |
| Polite negative | たてません (tatemasen)do not set up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | たてた (tateta)set up |
| Polite past | たてました (tatemashita)set up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | たてなかった (tatenakatta)did not set up |
| Polite past negative | たてませんでした (tatemasendeshita)did not set up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | たてて (tatete)setting up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | たてまして (tatemashite)setting up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | たてている (tateteiru)be setting up |
| Polite te-iru | たてています (tateteimasu)be setting up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | たてれば (tatereba)if you set up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | たてますれば (tatemasureba)if you set up (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | たてたら (tatetara)if you set up |
| Polite conditional, tara | たてましたら (tatemashitara)if you set up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | たてられる (taterareru)can set up |
| Polite potential | たてられます (tateraremasu)can set up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | たてよう (tateyou)let's set up! |
| Polite volitional | たてましょう (tatemashou)let's set up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | たてたい (tatetai)want to set up |
| Polite desire, tai | たてたいです (tatetaidesu)want to set up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | たてられる (taterareru)be affected when someone sets up |
| Polite passive | たてられます (tateraremasu)be affected when someone sets up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | たてさせる (tatesaseru)make or let someone set up |
| Polite causative | たてさせます (tatesasemasu)make or let someone set up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | たてさせられる (tatesaserareru)be made to set up |
| Polite causative-passive | たてさせられます (tatesaseraremasu)be made to set up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | たてるな (tateruna)do not set up! |
| Polite negative request | たてないでください (tatenaidekudasai)please do not set up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | たてます (tatemasu)set up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | たてません (tatemasen)do not set up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | たてました (tatemashita)set up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | たてませんでした (tatemasendeshita)did not set up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | たててください (tatetekudasai)please set up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | たてないでください (tatenaidekudasai)please do not set up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | たてましょう (tatemashou)let's set up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | たててもいい (tatetemoii)may set up |
| Polite permission | たててもいいです (tatetemoiidesu)may set up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | たててはいけない (tatetehaikenai)must not set up |
| Polite prohibition | たててはいけません (tatetehaikemasen)must not set up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | たてなさい (tatenasai)set up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | たててみる (tatetemiru)try to set up |
| Polite try doing | たててみます (tatetemimasu)try to set up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | たててしまう (tateteshimau)set up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | たててしまいます (tateteshimaimasu)set up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | たてておく (tateteoku)set up in advance |
| Polite preparation | たてておきます (tateteokimasu)set up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | たてたことがある (tatetakotogaaru)have the experience of: set up |
| Polite past experience | たてたことがあります (tatetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: set up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | たてると (tateruto)whenever you set up |
| Polite automatic result | たてますと (tatemasuto)whenever you set up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | たてるなら (taterunara)if you mean to set up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | たてるだろう (taterudarou)probably set up |
| Polite probability | たてるでしょう (taterudeshou)probably set up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | たてろ (tatero)set up! |
| Polite request | たててください (tatetekudasai)please set up |
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