Translation guide
How to express that something is arranged, established, or positioned in Japanese, depending on whether it's an event, system, physical object, or trap.
A meeting has been set up.
The interview date and time have been set up.
Means 'has been decided' and is natural for informal or semi-formal situations when the arrangement is fixed.
The date for the drinking party has already been set up.
Borrowed from English 'set', used in casual contexts for plans or equipment. Sounds slightly informal.
Has the next meeting been set up yet?
The speaker wants to say that a system, rule, committee, or trap has been created or put in place.
Used for physical installations (e.g., cameras, vending machines) or formal establishments (committees, departments).
Security cameras have been set up.
A new committee was set up.
General term for 'has been made/created', suitable for systems, rules, or traps.
A trap has been set up.
Often used for abstract things like rules, systems, or opportunities that have been established.
A special system has been set up.
Implies something has been set up in a scheming or contrived way, often with a negative nuance like a setup or trap.
This was all set up (a setup).
The speaker wants to say that equipment, furniture, or a structure has been put in place or assembled.
Means 'has been placed' and is natural for objects that are simply positioned somewhere.
A desk has been set up by the window.
Specifically means 'has been assembled', used for furniture, tents, or equipment that requires construction.
The tent has already been set up.
As above, but for larger or more permanent installations like stages, booths, or machinery.
The stage has been set up.
The speaker wants to say that someone has been set up (framed for a crime or tricked into a bad situation).
Colloquial passive form meaning 'was set up/framed/tricked'. Very common in crime or betrayal contexts.
I was set up by him.
More formal/literary term for being framed or trapped in a scheme.
He was set up (in a trap).
Passive of 'to scheme', meaning 'was set up' in the sense of a plot. Often used in detective stories.
This is a cleverly set-up crime.
English 'set up' covers many meanings. Do not use a single Japanese word for all. Choose based on what is being set up: event, system, object, or person.
設置する (せっちする) is for physical installation or establishing an organization. 設定する (せっていする) is for configuring settings, parameters, or scheduling. Do not confuse them.
set up a computer (physically)
configure the computer settings
新しいルールが作られた。
New rules were set up.