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建てる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	建たてる	建たてない
Polite	建たてます	建たてません
Past polite	建たてました	建たてませんでした
Past	建たてた	建たてなかった
Te-form	建たてて	建たてないで
Desire	建たてたい	建たてたくない
Potential	建たてられるalso 建たてれる	建たてられないalso 建たてれない
Passive	建たてられる	建たてられない
Causative	建たてさせる	建たてさせない
Causative passive	建たてさせられる	建たてさせられない
Volitional	建たてよう
Polite volitional	建たてましょう
Imperative	建たてろ	建たてるな
Conditional	建たてれば	建たてなければ
Tara conditional	建たてたら	建たてなかったら

Pairs with建つ

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

build; construct

Used for erecting physical structures such as buildings, houses, bridges, or towers. Focuses on the act of putting up a structure.

来らい年ねん、家いえを建たてる予よ定ていです。
I plan to build a house next year.
この土と地ちに新あたらしいビルを建たてるらしい。
They seem to be constructing a new building on this land.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に〈物もの〉を建たてるto build something at/on a place
駅えきの近ちかくに新あたらしいビルを建たてる予よ定ていです。
There are plans to build a new building near the station.
木もく造ぞうで〈物もの〉を建たてるto build something using wooden construction
この家いえは木もく造ぞうで建たてられている。
This house is built with wooden construction.

Expressions

二に本ほん建だてdual system; double standard
二に軒けん建だてduplex; two-family house
家いえを建たてるbuild a house
下げ戸この建たてた蔵くらはないdon't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink; no teetotaler has ever built a storehouse

Kanji

建build

Transitive / intransitive

建たつN3
建てる is the transitive act of constructing a building; 建つ is intransitive, describing the building itself standing or being erected.

Related words

作つくるN5
作る is a general verb for making almost anything, while 建てる is used specifically for erecting buildings and other large structures.
建けん設せつN3
建設する is a more formal, often large-scale or official word for construction (roads, bridges, facilities), while 建てる is the everyday word used even for a single house.
築きずくN2
建てる is the everyday verb for constructing houses or buildings, while 築く is more literary and implies large-scale, solid, or lasting construction.
構かまえるN1
建てる focuses on physically constructing a structure, while 構える focuses on setting up or maintaining a base such as a shop, residence, or office.
築きずき上あげる
建てる is the everyday verb for constructing a house or building, while 築き上げる emphasizes a large-scale or gradual building-up process.

Opposites

取とり壊こわす
取り壊す means to tear down or demolish a structure, the direct opposite of 建てる, which means to put one up.
崩くずすN3
建てる means to build or construct a structure, the opposite of 崩す which means to tear it down.

Don't confuse with

立たてるN3
立てる (same reading たてる) means to stand something up or set up a plan, unlike 建てる, which specifically means to construct a building.

Word family· 31

建たて替かえ
rebuilding; reconstruction
建たて直なおし
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
一いっ戸こ建だてN2
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
戸こ建だて
detached house; standalone house
円えん建だて
yen basis; in yen terms · yen-denominated; yen-based

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建たて直なおす
rebuild; reconstruct
建たて替かえる
rebuild; reconstruct
建たて坪つぼ
floor space; floor area
建たて売うり
ready-built house for sale; speculative building and selling
二に階かい建だてN4
two-story building
建たて
contract; commitment
両りょう建だて
straddling; holding both long and short positions
半はん建だて
half-built; partially constructed
建たて主ぬし
client (of a builder); person having something built
素す建だて
external framing; shell construction
順じゅん建だて
picking parts; picking part
ドル建だて
dollar basis; dollar-denominated
二に戸こ建だて
semi-detached house; duplex
売うり建だて
short commitment; short selling · short account; short positions

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Etymology

Derived from the verb 立つ (たつ, 'to stand') with the transitive/ causative suffix ～える, giving the meaning 'to make something stand'. The kanji 建 is specifically associated with constructing buildings.