立つ
たつ
hepburn tatsu
to stand
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 立ってください。Please stand up.
- 駅の前に立っています。I am standing in front of the station.
Collocations
~に立つ (stand at)立っている (standing, ongoing)立てる (tateru, transitive — set up)出発 (shuppatsu, departure — leave standing)立場 (tachiba, position/stance)
Mnemonic
立つ tatsu — godan -tsu. Intransitive (subject stands). Transitive pair: 立てる tateru (batch 7) — "set up/erect something". The state "is standing" uses ~ている: 立っている. The kanji extends to "establish": 建物 tatemono (building), 成立 seiritsu (establishment).
Quick check
"I set up the pillar" — which verb is correct?