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Vol. 26 motsu (to have)

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motsu (to have): Group 1 
Informal Present
(Dictionary Form)
motsu
持つ
Formal Present
(~ masu Form)
mochimasu
持ちます
Informal Past 
(~ ta Form)
motta
持った
Formal Past  mochimashita
持ちました
Informal Negative
(~ nai Form)
motanai
持たない
Formal Negative mochimasen
持ちません
Informal Past Negative motanakatta
持たなかった
Formal Past Negative mochimasen deshita
持ちませんでした
~ te Form motte
持って
Conditional moteba
持てば
Volitional motou
持とう
Passive motareru
持たれる
Causative motaseru
持たせる
Potential moteru
持てる
Imperative
(Command)
mote
持て

Examples

Kuruma o motte imasu ka. 
車を持っていますか。
Do you have a car? 
Kare wa okane o takusan 
motte iru. 
彼はお金をたくさん持っている。
He has a lot of money.

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