建て

~だて

~storied; ~built (housing style)

N4suffix·~date

How to remember it

From 建てる (to build); 一戸建て = one house built on its own lot.

Example sentences

  • 一戸建てに住みたいです。

    いっこだてにすみたいです。

    I want to live in a detached house.

  • この町には三階建ての家が多いです。

    このまちにはさんかいだてのいえがおおいです。

    This town has many three-story houses.

Usage

Follows a counter; denotes stories or separate dwellings.

Related words

一戸建て二階建て建てる建物

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