How To Negatively Conjugate The Japanese Verb: 'To Have'
Written byIchika Yamamoto
In this lesson, we'll cover the conjugation of the Japanese verb motsu - 'to have' 持つ in the negative form.
Conjugation of Japanese verb motsu - to have 持つ
| Verb Class | The basic form of Group 1 verbs end with "~ u". This group is also called Consonant-stem verbs or Godan-doushi (Godan verbs). |
|---|---|
| Stem | mot - , moch- |
| Te form | motte |
| Infinitive | mochi |
Negative
| Kanji | Katakana/Hiragana | Romaji | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present Indicative | Plain | 持たない | motanai | |
| Polite | 持ちません | mochimasen | ||
| Presumptive | Plain | もたない だろう | motanai darō | |
| Polite | もたない でしょう | motanai deshō | ||
| Imperative | Plain | もつ な | motsu na | |
| Polite | もたない で ください | motanai de kudasai | ||
| Past Indicative | Plain | もたなかった | motanakatta | |
| Polite | もちません でした | mochimasen deshita | ||
| Past Presumptive | Plain | もたなかった だろう | motanakatta darō | |
| Polite | もたなかった でしょお | motanakatta deshō | ||
| Present Progressive | Plain | |||
| Polite | もって いません | motte imasen | ||
| Past Progressive | Plain | |||
| Polite | もって いません でした | motte imasen deshita | ||
| Provisional | Plain | もたなければ | motanakereba | |
| Polite | もちません なら | mochimasen nara | ||
| Conditional | Plain | もたなかったら | motanakattara | |
| Polite | もちません でしたら | mochimasen deshitara | ||
| Potential | Plain | もてない | motenai | |
| Polite | もてません | motemasen | ||
| Causative | Plain | もたせない | motasenai | |
| Polite | もたせません | motasemasen |
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