Vocab Info

N4 る-verb, Transitive verb, Suffix

()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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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise

      also written as 起てる
    2. る-verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to thrust into, to bury into, to dig into

    3. る-verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to make (a noise), to start (a rumour), to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.), to cause

    4. る-verb, Transitive verb

      4.

      to make, to establish, to set up, to develop, to formulate

    5. る-verb, Transitive verb

      5.

      to put up (a political candidate), to make (one's leader)

    6. る-verb, Transitive verb

      6.

      to treat with respect, to give (someone) their due, to make (someone) look good, to avoid embarrassing (someone)

    7. る-verb, Transitive verb

      7.

      to sharpen, to make clear

    8. る-verb, Transitive verb

      8.

      to shut, to close

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    9. る-verb, Transitive verb

      9.

      to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony

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    10. る-verb, Transitive verb

      10.

      to divide by

    11. Suffix, る-verb

      11.

      to do ... vigorously

      after the -masu stem of a verb

    All Forms

    立てる 【たてる】

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    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      親指(おやゆび)()同意(どうい)(しめ)す。

      To show agreement by giving a thumbs up.

      • N4

      (はは)(むすめ)に:「やかんが湯気(ゆげ)()たら(おし)えてね!」

      Mother to her daughter: 'Let me know when the kettle boils!'

      • N4

      (ちち)息子(むすこ)に:「そんな(ちい)さな目標(もくひょう)じゃなくて、もっと(おお)きなものを()なさい!」

      Father to his son: 'Don't set such a small goal, set something bigger!'

      • N4

      (きゃく)さんの()()きやすいように、もっと(おお)きな看板(かんばん)()てたらどうだろうか…。

      How about putting up a bigger sign so that customers can easily see it...?

      • N3

      (むかし)はテレビの映像(えいぞう)をクッキリ()るために屋上(おくじょう)にアンテナを()てる必要(ひつよう)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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