← Japanese deck
verb·n4
役に立つ
To be useful; to be helpful
その本は役に立つ
sono hon wa yakunitatsu
That book is useful
この情報は役に立つ
kono jouhou wa yakunitatsu
This information is useful
dictionary役に立つyakunitatsu
to be useful (dictionary form)negative役に立たないyakunitatanai
not be usefulpolite役に立ちますyakunitachimasu
is useful (polite)polite negative役に立ちませんyakunitachimasen
is not useful (polite)te form役に立ってyakunitatte
te-form (and/or request/connector)past役に立ったyakunitatta
was usefulpast negative役に立たなかったyakunitanakatta
was not usefulpotential役に立てるyakunitateru
can be usefulpassive役に立たれるyakunitatareru
to be regarded/treated as useful (passive)causative役に立たせるyakunitataseru
make/allow (something) to be usefulconditional役に立てばyakunitateba
if (it) is usefulvolitional役に立とうyakunitatou
let's be useful / will try to be useful