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[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·つ]
kyoumiwomotsu
expression, godan verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も·つ]
kyoumiwomotsu
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Root Words:

[きょう(興)·み(味) + を + も(持)·つ]
kyoumi + wo + motsu

English Meaning(s) for 興味を持つ

expression, godan verb
  1. to have an interest (in)
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Definition and Synonyms for 興味を持つ

Interest excite the curiosity of
Synonyms: 引きつける, 興味を持つ
Interest engage the interest of
Synonyms: 引きつける, 興味を持つ

Meanings for each kanji in 興味を持つ

興 entertain; revive; retrieve; interest; pleasure Kanji Details »
味 flavor; taste Kanji Details »
持 hold; have Kanji Details »

Categories 興味を持つ is a member of

Kindle call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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Conjugations for 興味を持つ

masu stem
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち]
kyoumiwomochi
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Negative stem
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た]
kyoumiwomota
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te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·っ·て]
kyoumiwomotte
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Negative te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·な·く·て]
kyoumiwomotanakute
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Adverbial Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·な·く]
kyoumiwomotanaku
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Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·つ]
kyoumiwomotsu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·な·い]
kyoumiwomotanai
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·っ·た]
kyoumiwomotta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·な·か·っ·た]
kyoumiwomotanakatta
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Presumptive Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·と·う]
kyoumiwomotou
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Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·ま·す]
kyoumiwomochimasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·ま·せ·ん]
kyoumiwomochimasen
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·ま·し·た]
kyoumiwomochimashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kyoumiwomochimasendeshita
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Presumptive Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·ま·し·ょ·う]
kyoumiwomochimashou
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Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·た·い]
kyoumiwomochitai
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·た·く·な·い]
kyoumiwomochitakunai
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·た·か·っ·た]
kyoumiwomochitakatta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·た·く·な·か·っ·た]
kyoumiwomochitakunakatta
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te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·た·く·て]
kyoumiwomochitakute
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Negative te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·た·く·な·く·て]
kyoumiwomochitakunakute
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Adverbial Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·た·く]
kyoumiwomochitaku
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Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て]
kyoumiwomote
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Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·ち·な·さ·い]
kyoumiwomochinasai
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·ば]
kyoumiwomoteba
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·な·け·れ·ば]
kyoumiwomotanakereba
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Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·な·き·ゃ]
kyoumiwomotanakya
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·っ·た·ら]
kyoumiwomottara
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·な·か·っ·た·ら]
kyoumiwomotanakattara
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Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·っ·た·り]
kyoumiwomottari
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Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·る]
kyoumiwomoteru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·な·い]
kyoumiwomotenai
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·た]
kyoumiwomoteta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·な·か·っ·た]
kyoumiwomotenakatta
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masu-stem
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て]
kyoumiwomote
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te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·て]
kyoumiwomotete
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Negative te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·な·く·て]
kyoumiwomotenakute
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Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·ま·す]
kyoumiwomotemasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·ま·せ·ん]
kyoumiwomotemasen
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·ま·し·た]
kyoumiwomotemashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·て·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kyoumiwomotemasendeshita
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Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ·る]
kyoumiwomotareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ·な·い]
kyoumiwomotarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ·た]
kyoumiwomotareta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ·な·か·っ·た]
kyoumiwomotarenakatta
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masu stem
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ]
kyoumiwomotare
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te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ·て]
kyoumiwomotarete
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Negative te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ·な·く·て]
kyoumiwomotarenakute
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Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ·ま·す]
kyoumiwomotaremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ·ま·せ·ん]
kyoumiwomotaremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ·ま·し·た]
kyoumiwomotaremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kyoumiwomotaremasendeshita
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Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ·る]
kyoumiwomotaseru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ·な·い]
kyoumiwomotasenai
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ·た]
kyoumiwomotaseta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ·な·か·っ·た]
kyoumiwomotasenakatta
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masu stem
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ]
kyoumiwomotase
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te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ·て]
kyoumiwomotasete
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Negative te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ·な·く·て]
kyoumiwomotasenakute
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Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ·ま·す]
kyoumiwomotasemasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ·ま·せ·ん]
kyoumiwomotasemasen
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ·ま·し·た]
kyoumiwomotasemashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kyoumiwomotasemasendeshita
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Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ·る]
kyoumiwomotasareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ·な·い]
kyoumiwomotasarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ·た]
kyoumiwomotasareta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ·な·か·っ·た]
kyoumiwomotasarenakatta
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masu stem
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ]
kyoumiwomotasare
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te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ·て]
kyoumiwomotasarete
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Negative te-form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ·な·く·て]
kyoumiwomotasarenakute
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Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ·ま·す]
kyoumiwomotasaremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん]
kyoumiwomotasaremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ·ま·し·た]
kyoumiwomotasaremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kyoumiwomotasaremasendeshita
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Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·ん]
kyoumiwomotan
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Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·ず]
kyoumiwomotazu
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Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·ぬ]
kyoumiwomotanu
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Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[きょう(興)·み(味)·を·も(持)·た·ざ·る]
kyoumiwomotazaru
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Sample Sentences for 興味を持つ

He's not in the least interested in what is happening in the world.
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He got interested in the story.
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Now I am very interested in the Italian Renaissance.
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The research done by them shows that Americans are not interested in Japan.
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I became less and less interested in mathematics.
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