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Conjugation of Japanese verb 持つ - hold, have - motsu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    mo

    Meaning

    hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持つ

    Reading

    もつ
    motsu

    Meaning

    to hold / does hold / will hold

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    持たない

    Reading

    もたない
    motanai

    Meaning

    to not hold / does not hold / will not hold

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持ちます

    Reading

    もちます
    mochimasu

    Meaning

    to hold / does hold / will hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちません

    Reading

    もちません
    mochimasen

    Meaning

    to not hold / does not hold / will not hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持った

    Reading

    もった
    motta

    Meaning

    did hold

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持たなかった

    Reading

    もたなかった
    motanakatta

    Meaning

    did not hold

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持ちました

    Reading

    もちました
    mochimashita

    Meaning

    did hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちませんでした

    Reading

    もちませんでした
    mochimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持って

    Reading

    もって
    motte

    Meaning

    hold, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    持たないで

    Reading

    もたないで
    motanaide

    Meaning

    not hold, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    持たなくて

    Reading

    もたなくて
    motanakute

    Meaning

    not hold, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持ちまして

    Reading

    もちまして
    mochimashite

    Meaning

    hold, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちませんで

    Reading

    もちませんで
    mochimasende

    Meaning

    not hold, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    持て

    Reading

    もて
    mote

    Meaning

    hold!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    持つな

    Reading

    もつな
    motsuna

    Meaning

    do not hold!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持ちなさい

    Reading

    もちなさい
    mochinasai

    Meaning

    hold!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちなさるな

    Reading

    もちなさるな
    mochinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not hold!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    持ってください

    Reading

    もってください
    mottekudasai

    Meaning

    please hold

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お持ちください

    Reading

    おもちください
    omochikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持たないでください

    Reading

    もたないでください
    motanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not hold

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お持ちなさいませ

    Reading

    おもちなさいませ
    omochinasaimase

    Meaning

    please hold

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お持ちなさいますな

    Reading

    おもちなさいますな
    omochinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持っている

    Reading

    もっている
    motteiru

    Meaning

    is doing hold / is hold(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持っています

    Reading

    もっています
    motteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing hold / is hold(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持っていません

    Reading

    もっていません
    motteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing hold / is not hold(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持っていた

    Reading

    もっていた
    motteita

    Meaning

    was doing hold / was hold(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持っていました

    Reading

    もっていました
    motteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing hold / was hold(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持っていませんでした

    Reading

    もっていませんでした
    motteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing hold / was not hold(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持とう

    Reading

    もとう
    motou

    Meaning

    let's hold / will hold

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持つまい

    Reading

    もつまい
    motsumai

    Meaning

    let's not hold / will not hold

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持ちましょう

    Reading

    もちましょう
    mochimashou

    Meaning

    let's hold / will hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちますまい

    Reading

    もちますまい
    mochimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not hold / will not hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持つだろう

    Reading

    もつだろう
    motsudarou

    Meaning

    will probably hold

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持たないだろう

    Reading

    もたないだろう
    motanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not hold

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持つでしょう

    Reading

    もつでしょう
    motsudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持たないでしょう

    Reading

    もたないでしょう
    motanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持っただろう

    Reading

    もっただろう
    mottadarou

    Meaning

    probably did hold

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持たなかっただろう

    Reading

    もたなかっただろう
    motanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not hold

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持ったでしょう

    Reading

    もったでしょう
    mottadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持たなかったでしょう

    Reading

    もたなかったでしょう
    motanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持てば

    Reading

    もてば
    moteba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does hold

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持たなければ

    Reading

    もたなければ
    motanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持ったら

    Reading

    もったら
    mottara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did hold

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持たなかったら

    Reading

    もたなかったら
    motanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not hold

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持ちましたら

    Reading

    もちましたら
    mochimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちませんでしたら

    Reading

    もちませんでしたら
    mochimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持てる

    Reading

    もてる
    moteru

    Meaning

    can hold

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持てない

    Reading

    もてない
    motenai

    Meaning

    cannot hold

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持てます

    Reading

    もてます
    motemasu

    Meaning

    can hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持てません

    Reading

    もてません
    motemasen

    Meaning

    cannot hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持たせる

    Reading

    もたせる
    motaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) hold

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持たせない

    Reading

    もたせない
    motasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) hold

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持たせます

    Reading

    もたせます
    motasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持たせません

    Reading

    もたせません
    motasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持たれる

    Reading

    もたれる
    motareru

    Meaning

    be hold

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持たれない

    Reading

    もたれない
    motarenai

    Meaning

    not be hold

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持たれます

    Reading

    もたれます
    motaremasu

    Meaning

    be hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持たれません

    Reading

    もたれません
    motaremasen

    Meaning

    not be hold

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    持ったり

    Reading

    もったり
    mottari

    Meaning

    did things like hold

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    持たなかったり

    Reading

    もたなかったり
    motanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like hold

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    持ちましたり

    Reading

    もちましたり
    mochimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like hold

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちませんでしたり

    Reading

    もちませんでしたり
    mochimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like hold

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    持ちたい

    Reading

    もたい
    motai

    Meaning

    want to hold

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちたくない

    Reading

    もたくない
    motakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to hold

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    持ちたかった

    Reading

    もたかった
    motakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to hold

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちたくなかった

    Reading

    もたくなかった
    motakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to hold

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    持ちたくて

    Reading

    もたくて
    motakute

    Meaning

    want to hold, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    持ちたくなくて

    Reading

    もたくなくて
    motakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to hold, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    持ちたく

    Reading

    もたく
    motaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to hold

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    持ちたければ

    Reading

    もたければ
    motakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to hold

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちたくなければ

    Reading

    もたくなければ
    motakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to hold

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    持ちたかったら

    Reading

    もたかったら
    motakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to hold

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    持ちたくなかったら

    Reading

    もたくなかったら
    motakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to hold

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    持ちたさ

    Reading

    もたさ
    motasa

    Meaning

    the desire to hold

Word Detail

    word

    持つ

    Meaning

    Hold, Have

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Hold

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