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保たもつ (tamotsu)

to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to support, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep we

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #2742 most frequent

Meaning

保つ (たもつ, tamotsu) is a JLPT N1 verb meaning “to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to support, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep we”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼女かのじょは若わかさを保たもとうと必死ひっしだ。

She's desperately trying to retain her youth.

警察けいさつは秩序ちつじょを保たもちます。

The police keep order.

ベスは美貌びぼうを保たもっている。

Beth has preserved her good looks.

軍隊ぐんたいはその地歩ちほを保たもった。

The troops maintained their ground.

Conjugation table

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

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary保つ たもつtamotsu
Negative保たない たもたないtamotanai
Past保った たもったtamotta
Past negative保たなかった たもたなかったtamotanakatta
Polite (ます)保ちます たもちますtamochimasu
Polite negative保ちません たもちませんtamochimasen
Polite past保ちました たもちましたtamochimashita
Polite past negative保ちませんでした たもちませんでしたtamochimasendeshita
Te-form保って たもってtamotte
Conditional (ば)保てば たもてばtamoteba
Conditional (たら)保ったら たもったらtamottara
Potential保てる たもてるtamoteru
Passive保たれる たもたれるtamotareru
Causative保たせる たもたせるtamotaseru
Causative-passive保たせられる たもたせられるtamotaserareru
Volitional保とう たもとうtamotou
Volitional polite保ちましょう たもちましょうtamochimashou
Imperative保て たもてtamote
Desire (たい)保ちたい たもちたいtamochitai

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