JLPT N5 vocabulary

立つ: meaning, reading and conjugation

Reading and pitch accent

たつ1Atamadaka · high start

Godan verb (u-verb)

Meaning

  1. to stand up, rise, get to one's feet, stand on end (e.g. hairs), stick up
  2. to stand in a position (of a person, tree, building, etc.), be situated in or on
  3. to be (in difficulties, in the lead, etc.), put oneself in a position or situation, take up a position or post, position oneself
  4. to leave in order to do something
  5. to depart on a journey or trip, leave, set off, start
  6. to stick into (of an arrow, thorn, etc.), pierce
  7. to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.), form (of steam, bubbles, etc.), appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.), rise (of smoke, waves, etc.), begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.)
  8. to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.), become widely known
  9. to stand for election, run
  10. to take action, act, rise up, rouse oneself
  11. (colloquial) to have an erection, become erect (e.g. of nipples)
  12. to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.), be formed
  13. to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.), hold up, hold water, stand up (e.g. of evidence), be logical, be reasonable
  14. to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.), be maintained, survive, be preserved (of one's reputation, honor, etc.), be saved
  15. to start (of a season), begin
  16. to be held (of a market)
  17. to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.), be shut, be closed
  18. to be (the result of a division)
Illustration of 立つ

Conjugation

立つ · Godan verb (u-verb)
FormAffirmativeNegative
Basics
Plain present辞書形 · ない形立つたつ立たないたたない
Plain pastた形 · なかった形立ったたった立たなかったたたなかった
Polite presentます形立ちますたちます立ちませんたちません
Polite pastました形立ちましたたちました立ちませんでしたたちませんでした
Te-formて形立ってたって立たなくてたたなくて
Conditions and moods
If (-ba)ば形立てばたてば立たなければたたなければ
If / when (-tara)たら形立ったらたったら立たなかったらたたなかったら
Let’s / will意向形立とうたとう—not in common use
Want toたい形立ちたいたちたい立ちたくないたちたくない
Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形立てたて立つなたつな
Can · passive · causative
Can (potential)可能形立てるたてる立てないたてない
Passive受身形立たれるたたれる立たれないたたれない
Make / let使役形立たせるたたせる立たせないたたせない
Be made to使役受身形立たせられるたたせられる立たせられないたたせられない

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは道路どうろの真ん中ま|なかに立ったている。

    He is standing right in the middle of the road.