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たと

tato

JLPT N3 verb 意志推量形

is the volitional form of たつ — to pass (of time), to elapse.

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How it’s built

たつ たと

Volitional form (). “Let’s …” or “I’ll …”: 書こう (let’s write). With とする it means “try to”.

たつ is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

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Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite たちます
Polite negative たちません
Polite past たちました
Polite past negative たちませんでした
Let us ~ たちましょう
Masu-stem たち
Want to ~ たちたい
While ~ing たちながら
Te-form たって
Plain past たった
Tara-conditional たったら
Progressive たっている
Plain negative たたない
Plain past negative たたなかった
Negative te-form たたなくて
Potential たてる
Ba-conditional たてば
Imperative たて
Volitional たとう
Passive たたれる
Causative たたせる
Causative-passive たたされる

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In real sentences

I heard that the cat was gone and came back immediately.

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I think that agenda item is important.

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I want to go with you.

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Other forms and spellings

たたタとふだとだとうだとっだとふだたたつだつたちだちたっだったちゃだちゃたとう
volitional form of たつ