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持つ

to hold

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Conjugation of 持つ

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: carry something, have, possess
私/俺
Present informal tense
持つ
motsu
I hold
Present informal negative tense
持たない
motanai
I don't hold
Present formal tense
持ちます
mochimasu
I hold
Present formal negative tense
持ちません
mochimasen
I do not hold
私/俺
Past informal tense
持った
motta
I held
Past informal negative tense
持たなかった
motanakatta
I didn't hold
Past formal tense
持ちました
mochimashita
I hold
Past formal negative tense
持ちませんでした
mochimasen deshita
I did not hold
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
持て
mote
hold
Imperative negative mood
持つな
motsu na
don't hold
Imperative formal mood
持ってください
motte kudasai
please hold
Imperative formal negative mood
持たないでください
motanai dekudasai
please do not hold
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
持って
motte
hold
Passive stem
持たれる
motareru
held
Hypothetical tense
持て
mote
if I held
Hypothetical conditional stem
持てば
moteba
held
私/俺
Volitional stem
持とう
motō
will hold
Potential stem
持てる
moteru
held
Continuative stem
持ち
mochi
holding
Causative stem
持たせる
motaseru
allow to hold
私/俺
Imperfective stem
持た
mota
hold

Examples of 持つ

No l can't l have No 私 持つ できない 私 持っている to go and rehearse リハーサルしに行くため

Do you want to watch?

この様子では 一日 持たない

He's not gonna last the day out here.

彼は 持たない

Hey.

貸してください 持ちます

Please, let me take that from you.

- 持ちます

It's your luggage.

持ちます

I'll take that, sir.

ハンカチ 持った? - 食器棚にあるわ

Peter, could you help George to fold a pocket handkerchief, please?

ハンカチ 持った?

Mary? Peter, could you help George to fold a pocket handkerchief, please?

- 持った

Yep.

いいわ 持って

Come on. Okay, sweetie. Shh.

わかった、持って、はやく

OK. Just take it, take it.

バーバレスコのグラスを 持って 北西イタリアは ピエモンテの銘酒ですぞ

We're gonna warm up with a glass of Barbaresco a beautiful wine from the piedmont region in northwestern Italy...

- これ 持って

Here,hold these.

持って 指を抜いて

Hold on. Take your finger off.

持て 補充はしてある

Take this. It's loaded. Take it.

- 持て

Take it.

持て

Take it.

- 持て!

- Take it.

ほら 持て

Here, take it.

恐らく ある日... お前だって家族を 持てば

Perhaps one day, when you have a family of your own...

持てる?

Yeah. You got it?

持てる

I got this.

- 彼女の体が もたない - 何だって ?

- She won't survive another O.D.

- 彼女の体が もたない - 何だって ? ミヤが 麻薬を ?

- She won't survive another O.D.

ひと季節も もたない

Not even a season.

- もたない

I can't stay

《気球がもう もたない》

These balloons won't last much longer.

もって せいぜい2分

A stronger version of shin no ippou. I've paralyzed her lungs. She has about 2 minutes.

もって 5週間だった

He had five weeks, Max.

女にも、もてる

The girls will be falling all over us!