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Conjugation of Japanese verb 保つ - maintain - tamotsu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    たも
    tamo

    Meaning

    maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保つ

    Reading

    たもつ
    tamotsu

    Meaning

    to maintain / does maintain / will maintain

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    保たない

    Reading

    たもたない
    tamotanai

    Meaning

    to not maintain / does not maintain / will not maintain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保ちます

    Reading

    たもちます
    tamochimasu

    Meaning

    to maintain / does maintain / will maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちません

    Reading

    たもちません
    tamochimasen

    Meaning

    to not maintain / does not maintain / will not maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保った

    Reading

    たもった
    tamotta

    Meaning

    did maintain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保たなかった

    Reading

    たもたなかった
    tamotanakatta

    Meaning

    did not maintain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保ちました

    Reading

    たもちました
    tamochimashita

    Meaning

    did maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちませんでした

    Reading

    たもちませんでした
    tamochimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保って

    Reading

    たもって
    tamotte

    Meaning

    maintain, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    保たないで

    Reading

    たもたないで
    tamotanaide

    Meaning

    not maintain, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    保たなくて

    Reading

    たもたなくて
    tamotanakute

    Meaning

    not maintain, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保ちまして

    Reading

    たもちまして
    tamochimashite

    Meaning

    maintain, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちませんで

    Reading

    たもちませんで
    tamochimasende

    Meaning

    not maintain, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    保て

    Reading

    たもて
    tamote

    Meaning

    maintain!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    保つな

    Reading

    たもつな
    tamotsuna

    Meaning

    do not maintain!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保ちなさい

    Reading

    たもちなさい
    tamochinasai

    Meaning

    maintain!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちなさるな

    Reading

    たもちなさるな
    tamochinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not maintain!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    保ってください

    Reading

    たもってください
    tamottekudasai

    Meaning

    please maintain

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お保ちください

    Reading

    おたもちください
    otamochikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保たないでください

    Reading

    たもたないでください
    tamotanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not maintain

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お保ちなさいませ

    Reading

    おたもちなさいませ
    otamochinasaimase

    Meaning

    please maintain

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お保ちなさいますな

    Reading

    おたもちなさいますな
    otamochinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保っている

    Reading

    たもっている
    tamotteiru

    Meaning

    is doing maintain / is maintain(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保っています

    Reading

    たもっています
    tamotteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing maintain / is maintain(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保っていません

    Reading

    たもっていません
    tamotteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing maintain / is not maintain(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保っていた

    Reading

    たもっていた
    tamotteita

    Meaning

    was doing maintain / was maintain(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保っていました

    Reading

    たもっていました
    tamotteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing maintain / was maintain(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保っていませんでした

    Reading

    たもっていませんでした
    tamotteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing maintain / was not maintain(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保とう

    Reading

    たもとう
    tamotou

    Meaning

    let's maintain / will maintain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保つまい

    Reading

    たもつまい
    tamotsumai

    Meaning

    let's not maintain / will not maintain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保ちましょう

    Reading

    たもちましょう
    tamochimashou

    Meaning

    let's maintain / will maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちますまい

    Reading

    たもちますまい
    tamochimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not maintain / will not maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保つだろう

    Reading

    たもつだろう
    tamotsudarou

    Meaning

    will probably maintain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保たないだろう

    Reading

    たもたないだろう
    tamotanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not maintain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保つでしょう

    Reading

    たもつでしょう
    tamotsudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保たないでしょう

    Reading

    たもたないでしょう
    tamotanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保っただろう

    Reading

    たもっただろう
    tamottadarou

    Meaning

    probably did maintain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保たなかっただろう

    Reading

    たもたなかっただろう
    tamotanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not maintain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保ったでしょう

    Reading

    たもったでしょう
    tamottadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保たなかったでしょう

    Reading

    たもたなかったでしょう
    tamotanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保てば

    Reading

    たもてば
    tamoteba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does maintain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保たなければ

    Reading

    たもたなければ
    tamotanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保ったら

    Reading

    たもったら
    tamottara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did maintain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保たなかったら

    Reading

    たもたなかったら
    tamotanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not maintain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保ちましたら

    Reading

    たもちましたら
    tamochimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちませんでしたら

    Reading

    たもちませんでしたら
    tamochimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保てる

    Reading

    たもてる
    tamoteru

    Meaning

    can maintain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保てない

    Reading

    たもてない
    tamotenai

    Meaning

    cannot maintain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保てます

    Reading

    たもてます
    tamotemasu

    Meaning

    can maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保てません

    Reading

    たもてません
    tamotemasen

    Meaning

    cannot maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保たせる

    Reading

    たもたせる
    tamotaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) maintain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保たせない

    Reading

    たもたせない
    tamotasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) maintain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保たせます

    Reading

    たもたせます
    tamotasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保たせません

    Reading

    たもたせません
    tamotasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保たれる

    Reading

    たもたれる
    tamotareru

    Meaning

    be maintain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保たれない

    Reading

    たもたれない
    tamotarenai

    Meaning

    not be maintain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保たれます

    Reading

    たもたれます
    tamotaremasu

    Meaning

    be maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保たれません

    Reading

    たもたれません
    tamotaremasen

    Meaning

    not be maintain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    保ったり

    Reading

    たもったり
    tamottari

    Meaning

    did things like maintain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    保たなかったり

    Reading

    たもたなかったり
    tamotanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like maintain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    保ちましたり

    Reading

    たもちましたり
    tamochimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like maintain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちませんでしたり

    Reading

    たもちませんでしたり
    tamochimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like maintain

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    保ちたい

    Reading

    たもたい
    tamotai

    Meaning

    want to maintain

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちたくない

    Reading

    たもたくない
    tamotakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to maintain

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    保ちたかった

    Reading

    たもたかった
    tamotakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to maintain

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちたくなかった

    Reading

    たもたくなかった
    tamotakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to maintain

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    保ちたくて

    Reading

    たもたくて
    tamotakute

    Meaning

    want to maintain, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    保ちたくなくて

    Reading

    たもたくなくて
    tamotakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to maintain, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    保ちたく

    Reading

    たもたく
    tamotaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to maintain

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    保ちたければ

    Reading

    たもたければ
    tamotakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to maintain

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちたくなければ

    Reading

    たもたくなければ
    tamotakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to maintain

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    保ちたかったら

    Reading

    たもたかったら
    tamotakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to maintain

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    保ちたくなかったら

    Reading

    たもたくなかったら
    tamotakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to maintain

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    保ちたさ

    Reading

    たもたさ
    tamotasa

    Meaning

    the desire to maintain

Word Detail

    word

    保つ

    Meaning

    Maintain

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Preserve

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