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建つ

たつ

N3to be built · to stand

Examples

駅前に新しい図書館が建つ予定だ。

海が見える丘に家が建つまで一年かかった。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 建つ (たつ) is an intransitive verb meaning that a building is built or stands. Both examples use dictionary form inside a plan or a time-bound clause.
  • Basic usage: 図書館が建つ予定 is a future construction plan; 家が建つまで measures the time until completion.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Planned construction and duration until a building stands
    • The building takes and its site takes . Keep this intransitive frame separate from transitive 建てる, whose subject builds the structure.

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