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Meaning of 持てる(もてる) in Japanese

持てる
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
もてる
Romaji
moteru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
    Example sentence
    彼はもてる物すべてを失った。 He lost his all.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last
  • Parts of speech
    pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
    Meaning
    possessed
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    possessing riches; having wealth

Examples of 持てる, もてる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
持てる
Plain Polite
持てます
Negative
持てない
Negative Polite
持てません

Past

Plain
持てた
Plain Polite
持てました
Negative
持てなかった
Negative Polite
持てませんでした

Te

Plain
持てて
Plain Polite
持てまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
持てられる
Plain Polite
持てられます
Negative
持てられない
Negative Polite
持てられません
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Kanji in this word

持 JLPT 4

9 strokes

hold, have

On'Yomi: ジ

Kun'Yomi: も.つ, -も.ち, も.てる

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