たて
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise
also written as 起てる
2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
3. to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
4. to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
5. to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
6. to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
7. to sharpen; to make clear
8. to shut; to close
9. to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
10. to divide by
Suffix
Verb (1-dan)
11. to do ... vigorously
after the -masu stem of a verb
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (94 in total)
to make a sound
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
Examples (17 in total)
Let's set up a sign here.
Let's put up the Christmas tree here.
How do you earn your living?
I need to plan my next trip.
Don't make a noise in the library.
Please put some candles on the birthday cake.
They built a fence around the farm.
They set up a tombstone over the grave overlooking the harbor.
A tall building was built next to my house.
As yet we have not made any plans for the holidays.
Let us begin our analysis by positing the following question.
The hall was built in memory of the founder.
He is too tall to stand straight in this room.
Scott, prepare the advertising budget right now!
Tom and Mary are going to build a wall around their house.
Mr. Tanaka makes a living by running a small stationery shop near the station.
He has set up three world records in swimming this year.