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保つ

to keep up

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Conjugation of 保つ

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: retain, maintain
私/俺
Present informal tense
保つ
tamotsu
I keep up
Present informal negative tense
保たない
tamotanai
I don't keep up
Present formal tense
保ちます
tamochimasu
I keep up
Present formal negative tense
保ちません
tamochimasen
I do not keep up
私/俺
Past informal tense
保った
tamotta
I kept up
Past informal negative tense
保たなかった
tamotanakatta
I didn't keep up
Past formal tense
保ちました
tamochimashita
I keep up
Past formal negative tense
保ちませんでした
tamochimasen deshita
I did not keep up
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
保て
tamote
keep up
Imperative negative mood
保つな
tamotsu na
don't keep up
Imperative formal mood
保ってください
tamotte kudasai
please keep up
Imperative formal negative mood
保たないでください
tamotanai dekudasai
please do not keep up
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
保って
tamotte
keep up
Passive stem
保たれる
tamotareru
kept up
Hypothetical tense
保て
tamote
if I kept up
Hypothetical conditional stem
保てば
tamoteba
kept up
私/俺
Volitional stem
保とう
tamotō
will keep up
Potential stem
保てる
tamoteru
kept up
Continuative stem
保ち
tamochi
keeping up
Causative stem
保たせる
tamotaseru
allow to keep up
私/俺
Imperfective stem
保た
tamota
keep up

Examples of 保つ

保ちます？いいえ、これは宿でない、犬保護、仲間です。

Look, I just found him, what am I going to do with him?

保ちます？

Board him?

私の経験上― 硬膜外麻酔を使えば― 患者の意識は 保たれる

With experience, I have found surgeries are best performed under local anaesthetic or epidural with the patient awake.

私の経験上― 硬膜外麻酔を使えば― 患者の意識は 保たれる

With experience, I have found surgeries are best performed under local anaesthetic or epidural with the patient awake.