立つ
たつ
to stand up
Tatsu (立つ) is a godan verb meaning "to stand up". Its polite form is 立ちます (tachimasu), its te form is 立って (tatte), its past form is 立った (tatta), and its negative form is 立たない (tatanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Tatsu (立つ) conjugation quick reference
立つ means "to stand up". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tatsu example sentences
わたしは いま たちます。
I will stand up now.
かれは きのう たちました。
He stood up yesterday.
いもうとは たちません。
My little sister does not stand up.
How to use Tatsu: grammar notes
•Use 立つ (たつ) when someone or something goes from sitting or lying down to standing up — for example, いすから立つ means "stand up from the chair."
•The person or thing doing the standing usually comes before the particle が — like in 子どもが立ちます (The child stands up).
•Don't confuse 立つ with 起きる (おきる); 立つ means "to stand up," while 起きる means "to wake up" or "get out of bed."
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Tatsu
席に立つ（せきにたつ）
to stand up from one’s seat
立ち上がる（たちあがる）
to stand up (from sitting or after falling)
目立つ（めだつ）
to stand out / to be noticeable (note: compound verb using 立つ)
Tatsu (立つ) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 立つ | tatsu |
| Masu Form | 立ちます | tachimasu |
| Te Form | 立って | tatte |
| Past Form | 立った | tatta |
| Negative Form | 立たない | tatanai |
| Past Negative | 立たなかった | tatanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 立ちます | tachimasu |
| Polite Past | 立ちました | tachimashita |
| Polite Negative | 立ちません | tachimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 立ちませんでした | tachimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 立てる | tateru |
| Passive Form | 立たれる | tatareru |
| Causative Form | 立たせる | tataseru |
| Causative Passive | 立たされる | tatasareru |
| Volitional Form | 立とう | tatou |
| Imperative Form | 立て | tate |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 立てば | tateba |
| Conditional (たら) | 立ったら | tattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 立っている | tatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 立ちたい | tachitai |
| Prohibition | 立つな | tatsuna |