育つ
そだつ
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-tsu), Intransitive
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 育つそだつ | 育ちますそだちます |
| Negative | 育たないそだたない | 育ちませんそだちません |
| Past | 育ったそだった | 育ちましたそだちました |
| Past negative | 育たなかったそだたなかった | 育ちませんでしたそだちませんでした |
| Te-form | 育ってそだって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 育てるそだてる |
| Passive | 育たれるそだたれる |
| Causative | 育たせるそだたせる |
| Volitional | 育とうそだとう |
| Imperative | 育てそだて |
| Conditional (ば) | 育てばそだてば |
| Conditional (たら) | 育ったらそだったら |
Example sentences
ここで育ったの?
Did you grow up here?
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I grew up in the country.
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Plants are nourished by earth.
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I was raised in Yokohama.
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I grew up eating Japanese food.
More examples (10)
あの辺で育ったの。
I grew up in that neighborhood.
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He has had a long teaching career.
この辺で育ったんだ。
I grew up around here.
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Nature is a good mother.
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I was raised in Tokyo.
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He grew up in a little village.
日本のどこで育ったの?
Where in Japan did you grow up?
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I grew up near the ocean.
海のそばで育ったんだ。
I grew up near the ocean.
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I was born and raised in Tokyo.