- 1. [v1, vi] to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
- 2. [v1, vi] to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
- 3. [v1, vi] to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last
- 4. [adj-f] possessed; held
- 5. [adj-f] rich; wealthy; affluent
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | もてる | (moteru) |
| Polite | もてます | (motemasu) |
| Past, plain | もてた | (moteta) |
| Past, polite | もてました | (motemashita) |
| Negative, plain | もてない | (motenai) |
| Negative, polite | もてません | (motemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | もてなかった | (motenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | もてませんでした | (motemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | もてて | (motete) |
| Potential | もてられる | (moterareru) |
| Volitional | もてよう | (moteyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | もてれば | (motereba) |
| Passive | もてられる | (moterareru) |
| Causative | もてさせる | (motesaseru) |
| Imperative | もてろ | (motero) |
Kanji in this word
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持
hold, haveOn: ジ (ji)Kun: も.つ (mo.tsu)、 -も.ち (-mo.chi)、 も.てる (mo.teru)
Example Sentences
彼はもてる物すべてを失った。
He lost his all.