建てる
たてる
to build
Tateru (建てる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to build". Its polite form is 建てます (tatemasu), its te form is 建てて (tatete), its past form is 建てた (tateta), and its negative form is 建てない (tatenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Tateru (建てる) conjugation quick reference
建てる means "to build". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tateru example sentences
新しい家を建てます。
I will build a new house.
兄は去年、店を建てました。
My older brother built a shop last year.
大きいビルは建てません。
I do not build big buildings.
How to use Tateru: grammar notes
•Use を before 建てる to mark what is being built—for example, "家を建てる" means "to build a house."
•Don’t confuse 建てる with 作る—建てる is for buildings or large structures, while 作る is for making general things like food or crafts.
•You can use に to show where something is built, like "公園に家を建てる" (to build a house in the park).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Tateru
家を建てる(いえをたてる)
to build a house
ビルを建てる
to build a building
学校を建てる(がっこうをたてる)
to build a school
Tateru (建てる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 建てる | tateru |
| Masu Form | 建てます | tatemasu |
| Te Form | 建てて | tatete |
| Past Form | 建てた | tateta |
| Negative Form | 建てない | tatenai |
| Past Negative | 建てなかった | tatenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 建てます | tatemasu |
| Polite Past | 建てました | tatemashita |
| Polite Negative | 建てません | tatemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 建てませんでした | tatemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 建てられる | taterareru |
| Passive Form | 建てられる | taterareru |
| Causative Form | 建てさせる | tatesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 建てさせられる | tatesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 建てよう | tateyou |
| Imperative Form | 建てろ | tatero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 建てれば | tatereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 建てたら | tatetara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 建てている | tateteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 建てたい | tatetai |
| Prohibition | 建てるな | tateruna |