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もつ (motsu)

to hold, to have; to last, to be durable

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Meaning

もつ (motsu) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “to hold, to have; to last, to be durable”.

Example sentences 11

この車くるまはよくもっているね。

This car has lasted a long time.

お金かね持ってる?

Do you have any money?

胃いがもたれます。

My stomach feels heavy.

それ持って来きて!

Bring that here.

Conjugation table

もつ is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryもつmotsu
Negativeもたないmotanai
Pastもったmotta
Past negativeもたなかったmotanakatta
Polite (ます)もちますmochimasu
Polite negativeもちませんmochimasen
Polite pastもちましたmochimashita
Polite past negativeもちませんでしたmochimasendeshita
Te-formもってmotte
Conditional (ば)もてばmoteba
Conditional (たら)もったらmottara
Potentialもてるmoteru
Passiveもたれるmotareru
Causativeもたせるmotaseru
Causative-passiveもたせられるmotaserareru
Volitionalもとうmotou
Volitional politeもちましょうmochimashou
Imperativeもてmote
Desire (たい)もちたいmochitai

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