保つ

たもつtamotsu

maintain

Godan verb, group 1, ending -tsu.

Conjugated like 持つ, 待つ, 勝つ, 打つ, 育つ, 役立つ

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The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative保ちますたもちますtamochimasu
    2. negative保ちませんたもちませんtamochimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative保ちましたたもちましたtamochimashita
    2. negative保ちませんでしたたもちませんでしたtamochimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 保ってたもってtamotte
    2. request保ってくださいたもってくださいtamotte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 保ちましょうたもちましょうtamochimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative保ちたいたもちたいtamochitai
    2. negative保ちたくないたもちたくないtamochitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative保つたもつtamotsu
    2. negative保たないたもたないtamotanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative保ったたもったtamotta
    2. negative保たなかったたもたなかったtamotanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain保っているたもっているtamotte iru
    2. polite保っていますたもっていますtamotte imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain保てるたもてるtamoteru
    2. polite保てますたもてますtamotemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 保ったらたもったらtamottara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain保たれるたもたれるtamotareru
    2. polite保たれますたもたれますtamotaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 保とうたもとうtamotō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order保てたもてtamote
    2. ban保つなたもつなtamotsu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative保てばたもてばtamoteba
    2. negative保たなければたもたなければtamotanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain保たせるたもたせるtamotaseru
    2. polite保たせますたもたせますtamotasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain保たせられるたもたせられるtamotaserareru
    2. polite保たせられますたもたせられますtamotaseraremasu