立て
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 立 |
| た Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi |
連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 立てる (tateru, “to stand (something) up”).
Noun
立て • (tate)
- a party or banquet
- treating others to food and/or drink
- Synonym: 奢り (ogori)
- the general meaning or gist of something
- a rule or regulation
Prefix
立て • (tate-)
- main, head, central
- (attaches to verbs) an intensifier
Suffix
立て • (-tate)
- (attaches to verbs in continuative form) just (done)
- 生まれたての子猫 ― umare-tate no koneko ― newborn kitten
- 焼き立てのパン ― yaki-tate no pan ― freshly baked bread
- 搗き立ての餅 ― tsuki-tate no mochi ― fresh mochi
Counter
立て • (-tate)
- used to count successive defeats
- Synonym: 連敗 (renpai)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 立 |
| た > だ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi |
As above, with rendaku (連濁).
Suffix
立て • (-date)
- especially
- attaches to a number of horses/cattle to denote a carriage pulled by that many; similarly for oars on a boat
- 二頭立ての馬車 ― nitō-date no basha ― a two-horse carriage
Counter
立て • (-date)