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[()··()·]
segatatsu
expression, godan verb

Root Words:

[() + が + ()·]
se + ga + tatsu

English Meaning(s) for 背が立つ

expression, godan verb
  1. to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)

Meanings for each kanji in 背が立つ

» stature; height; back; behind; disobey; defy; go back on; rebel
» stand up; rise; set up; erect

Stroke Order Diagrams for 背が立つ

Conjugations for 背が立つ

masu stem
[()··()·]
segatachi
Negative stem
[()··()·]
segatata
te-form
[()··()··]
segatatte
Negative te-form
[()··()····]
segatatanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[()··()···]
segatatanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()·]
segatatsu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()···]
segatatanai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()··]
segatatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
segatatanakatta
Presumptive Form
[()··()··]
segatatou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
segatachimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()····]
segatachimasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()····]
segatachimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·······]
segatachimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[()··()·····]
segatachimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
segatachitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
segatachitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()·····]
segatachitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·······]
segatachitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()··()··]
segatachita
te-form
[()··()····]
segatachitakute
Negative te-form
[()··()······]
segatachitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()··()···]
segatachitaku
Provisional Form
[()··()·····]
segatachitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[()··()·······]
segatachitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[()··()······]
segatachitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[()··()········]
segatachitakunakattara
Objective Form
[()··()···]
segatachitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()·]
segatate
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()····]
segatachinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()··]
segatateba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
segatatanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()··()····]
segatatanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
segatattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()······]
segatatanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
segatattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()··]
segatateru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()···]
segatatenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()··]
segatateta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
segatatenakatta
masu-stem
[()··()·]
segatate
te-form
[()··()··]
segatatete
Negative te-form
[()··()····]
segatatenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
segatatemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()····]
segatatemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()····]
segatatemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·······]
segatatemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
segatatareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()····]
segatatarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()···]
segatatareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()······]
segatatarenakatta
masu stem
[()··()··]
segatatare
te-form
[()··()···]
segatatarete
Negative te-form
[()··()·····]
segatatarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()····]
segatataremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
segatataremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()·····]
segatataremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()········]
segatataremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
segatataseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()····]
segatatasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()···]
segatataseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()······]
segatatasenakatta
masu stem
[()··()··]
segatatase
te-form
[()··()···]
segatatasete
Negative te-form
[()··()·····]
segatatasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()····]
segatatasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
segatatasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()·····]
segatatasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()········]
segatatasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()····]
segatatasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
segatatasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()····]
segatatasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·······]
segatatasarenakatta
masu stem
[()··()···]
segatatasare
te-form
[()··()····]
segatatasarete
Negative te-form
[()··()······]
segatatasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()·····]
segatatasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()······]
segatatasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()······]
segatatasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·········]
segatatasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()··()··]
segatatan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()··]
segatatazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()··]
segatatanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()···]
segatatazaru

Sample Sentences for 背が立つ

The water there was so deep that I could not touch bottom.

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