godan verb (v5t, vt, vi) · N5
持つmotsu
to have, to own
- to holdin one's hand
- to take
- to carry
Remember it
Connect the sound to "moats". Picture hands holding something over a moat in a scene for "to have, to own" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 持つ | 持った | 持たない | 持たなかった |
Formal -masu base | 持ちます | 持ちました | 持ちません | 持ちませんでした |
te-form
持って
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5