Vocab Info
N4 る-Verb
立てる
to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise, to thrust into, to bury into, to dig into, to make (a noise), to start (a rumour), to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.), to cause, to make, to establish, to set up, to develop, to formulate, to put up (a political candidate), to make (one's leader), to treat with respect, to give (someone) their due, to make (someone) look good, to avoid embarrassing (someone), to sharpen, to make clear, to shut, to close, to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony, to divide by, to do ... vigorously
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Pitch Accent
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て
る
General Top 500
Word Type
る-Verb
単語の書類
一段動詞
Examples
親指を立てて同意を示す。
To show agreement by giving a thumbs up.
- N4
母が娘に:「やかんが湯気を立てたら教えてね!」
Mother to her daughter: 'Let me know when the kettle boils!'
- N4
父が息子に:「そんな小さな目標じゃなくて、もっと大きなものを立てなさい!」
Father to his son: 'Don't set such a small goal, set something bigger!'
- N4
お客さんの目に付きやすいように、もっと大きな看板を立てたらどうだろうか…。
How about putting up a bigger sign so that customers can easily see it...?
- N3
昔はテレビの映像をクッキリ見るために屋上にアンテナを立てる必要があったらしい。
In the old days, it was necessary to put up an antenna on the rooftop to see TV images clearly.
- N3
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