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Japanese verb持つ (motsu) Conjugation
持つ (motsu) means “to hold, to have”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 持たない and 持ちます, and the te-form is 持って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to hold, to have
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 持つ
- Reading
- もつ
- Romaji
- motsu
- Masu form
- 持ちます
- Nai form
- 持たない
- Te-form
- 持って
- Ta form
- 持った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 持つ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持たない |
| Polite | 持ちます |
| Polite negative | 持ちません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 持った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持たなかった |
| Polite | 持ちました |
| Polite negative | 持ちませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 持って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持たないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 持っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持っていない |
| Polite | 持っています |
| Polite negative | 持っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 持ちたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持ちたくない |
| Polite | 持ちたいです |
| Polite negative | 持ちたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 持とう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 持ちましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 持て |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 持つな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 持ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 持たないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 持てる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持てない |
| Polite | 持てます |
| Polite negative | 持てません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 持てば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持たなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 持ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持たなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 持たれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持たれない |
| Polite | 持たれます |
| Polite negative | 持たれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 持たせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持たせない |
| Polite | 持たせます |
| Polite negative | 持たせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 持たされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 持たされない |
| Polite | 持たされます |
| Polite negative | 持たされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 始まる (hajimaru)to begin
- 終わる (owaru)to end, to finish
- 教える (oshieru)to teach, to tell
- 習う (narau)to learn, to take lessons in
- 覚える (oboeru)to remember, to memorize
- 忘れる (wasureru)to forget
- 取る (toru)to take
- あげる (ageru)to give
- もらう (morau)to receive
- くれる (kureru)to give (to me)
- 着る (kiru)to wear (on the body)
- 脱ぐ (nugu)to take off (clothes)
About these tables
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