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持つ
Readings
もつ motsu
English
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending Transitive verb to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry Godan verb with 'tsu' ending Transitive verb to possess, to have, to own Godan verb with 'tsu' ending Transitive verb to maintain, to keep Godan verb with 'tsu' ending Transitive verb to last, to be durable, to survive Godan verb with 'tsu' ending Transitive verb to take charge of, to be in charge of Godan verb with 'tsu' ending Transitive verb to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.) Godan verb with 'tsu' ending Colloquialism esp. as 持ってる to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck
Present, Future 持つ, 持ちます [does], will [do] 持たない, 持ちません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 持った, 持ちました [did] 持たなかった, 持ちませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 持って, 持ちまして 持たないで, 持ちませんで 持たなくて Progressive 持っている, 持っています [doing], to be [doing] 持っていない, 持っていません not [doing] Volitional 持とう, 持ちましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 持つまい, 持ちますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 持て, 持ちなさい [do] ! 持つな, 持ちなさるな don't [do] ! Request 持ってください please [do] 持たないでください please don't [do] Provisional 持てば if X [does], if X [is ~] 持たなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 持ったら, 持ちましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 持たなかったら, 持ちませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 持てる, 持てます be able to [do], can [do] 持てない, 持てません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 持たれる, 持たれます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 持たれない, 持たれません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 持たせる, 持たせます makes/will make (someone) [do] 持たせない, 持たせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 持たせられる, 持たせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 持たせられない, 持たせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form 持ちたい want to [do] 持ちたくない don't want to [do]