Vocabulary

What does 立てる (たてる, tateru) mean?

立てる (たてる, tateru) means to stand up, to set upright (transitive).

Quick facts
Readingたてる
Romajitateru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
たてる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontateru

to stand up, to set upright (transitive)

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to stand up; to put up; to set up
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.)
  4. 4ichidan verb · transitive to make; to establish; to set up
  5. 5ichidan verb · transitive to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)

Example sentences

  • I stood the book up on the desk.

  • I'm making a new plan.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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