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建てる

to build

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Conjugation of 建てる

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: construct
私/俺
Present informal tense
建てる
tateru
I build
Present informal negative tense
建てない
tatenai
I don't build
Present formal tense
建てます
tatemasu
I build
Present formal negative tense
建てません
tatemasen
I do not build
私/俺
Past informal tense
建てた
tateta
I built
Past informal negative tense
建てなかった
tatenakatta
I didn't build
Past formal tense
建てました
tatemashita
I build
Past formal negative tense
建てませんでした
tatemasen deshita
I did not build
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
建てよ
tateyo
build
Imperative negative mood
建てるな
tateru na
don't build
Imperative formal mood
建ててください
tatete kudasai
please build
Imperative formal negative mood
建てないでください
tatenai dekudasai
please do not build
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
建てて
tatete
build
Passive stem
建てられる
taterareru
built
Hypothetical tense
建てれ
tatere
if I built
Hypothetical conditional stem
建てれば
tatereba
built
私/俺
Volitional stem
建てよう
tateyō
will build
Potential stem
建てられる
taterareru
built
Continuative stem
建て
tate
building
Causative stem
建てさせる
tatesaseru
allow to build
私/俺
Imperfective stem
建て
tate
build

Examples of 建てる

全部を取り壊す計画 手頃な価格の住宅を 建てる

He plans to tear the whole thing down and put up affordable housing.