Born and growing up
Core words, Stage 2chunk 27 of 80Verbs: life and living
Lets you talk about having a baby, where you grew up and how someone has grown.
- umugive birth (to); have (a baby)
- sodatsugrow up; be raised
- seichou surugrow; mature
Mix-ups umu (give birth) vs umareru (be born), and sodatsu (grow up) vs sodateru (raise).
umu
polite umimasu
give birth (to); have (a baby)
The mother is the subject: kodomo o umu (have a child).
'Be born' is umareru: Tokyo de umareta (I was born in Tokyo).
ane ga onna no ko o unda n da.
My sister had a baby girl.
姉が女の子を産んだんだ。
ane ga onna no ko o umimashita.
My sister had a baby girl.
姉が女の子を産みました。
Written 産む · うむ · 産みますRank #1601 in 3,030 TV dramas
sodatsu
polite sodachimasu
grow up; be raised
Where or how someone grew up; also plants and animals growing.
To raise a child is sodateru: kodomo o sodateru.
kono machi de sodatta n da.
I grew up in this town.
この町で育ったんだ。
kono machi de sodachimashita.
I grew up in this town.
この町で育ちました。
Written 育つ · そだつ · 育ちますRank #1371 in 3,030 TV dramas
seichou suru
polite seichou shimasu
grow; mature
Growing up or developing: a child, a person who has matured, a company.
More about growing as a person than sodatsu. Also a noun: seichou ga tanoshimi (can't wait to see you grow).
kare, sugoku seichou shita ne.
He's really grown up.
彼、すごく成長したね。
kare wa sugoku seichou shimashita ne.
He's really grown up.
彼はすごく成長しましたね。
Written 成長する · せいちょうする · 成長しますRank #1449 in 3,030 TV dramas