経つ

たつtatsu

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Godan verb, group 1, ending -tsu.

Conjugated like 持つ, 待つ, 勝つ, 立つ, 撃つ, 目立つ

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The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative経ちますたちますtachimasu
    2. negative経ちませんたちませんtachimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative経ちましたたちましたtachimashita
    2. negative経ちませんでしたたちませんでしたtachimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 経ってたってtatte
    2. request経ってくださいたってくださいtatte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 経ちましょうたちましょうtachimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative経ちたいたちたいtachitai
    2. negative経ちたくないたちたくないtachitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative経つたつtatsu
    2. negative経たないたたないtatanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative経ったたったtatta
    2. negative経たなかったたたなかったtatanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain経っているたっているtatte iru
    2. polite経っていますたっていますtatte imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain経てるたてるtateru
    2. polite経てますたてますtatemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 経ったらたったらtattara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain経たれるたたれるtatareru
    2. polite経たれますたたれますtataremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 経とうたとうtatō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order経てたてtate
    2. ban経つなたつなtatsu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative経てばたてばtateba
    2. negative経たなければたたなければtatanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain経たせるたたせるtataseru
    2. polite経たせますたたせますtatasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain経たせられるたたせられるtataserareru
    2. polite経たせられますたたせられますtataseraremasu