- 1. [v5u, vt] to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle
- 2. [v5u, vt] to find difficult to manage
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | もちあつかう | (mochiatsukau) |
| Polite | もちあつかいます | (mochiatsukaimasu) |
| Past, plain | もちあつかった | (mochiatsukatta) |
| Past, polite | もちあつかいました | (mochiatsukaimashita) |
| Negative, plain | もちあつかわない | (mochiatsukawanai) |
| Negative, polite | もちあつかいません | (mochiatsukaimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | もちあつかわなかった | (mochiatsukawanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | もちあつかいませんでした | (mochiatsukaimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | もちあつかって | (mochiatsukatte) |
| Potential | もちあつかえる | (mochiatsukaeru) |
| Volitional | もちあつかおう | (mochiatsukaou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | もちあつかえば | (mochiatsukaeba) |
| Passive | もちあつかわれる | (mochiatsukawareru) |
| Causative | もちあつかわせる | (mochiatsukawaseru) |
| Imperative | もちあつかえ | (mochiatsukae) |