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[()··あま()·]
moteamasu
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[()····]
moteamasu
[もてあま()·]
moteamasu

Root Words:

[()·て + あま()·]
mote + amasu

English Meaning(s) for 持て余す

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

Definition and Synonyms for 持て余す

Bother something or someone that causes trouble
Synonyms: 人泣かせ, 厄介者, 困り者, , 悩みの種, 持て余す, お荷物, 邪魔
Bother a source of unhappiness
Synonyms: 人泣かせ, 厄介者, 困り者, , 悩みの種, 持て余す, お荷物, 邪魔

Meanings for each kanji in 持て余す

» hold; have
» too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder

Categories 持て余す is a member of

Negative Stimulus a stimulus with undesirable consequences
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 持て余す

Conjugations for 持て余す

masu stem
[()··あま()·]
moteamashi
Negative stem
[()··あま()·]
moteamasa
te-form
[()··あま()··]
moteamashite
Negative te-form
[()··あま()····]
moteamasanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()·]
moteamasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasanai
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()··]
moteamashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasanakatta
Presumptive Form
[()··あま()··]
moteamasou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamashimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()····]
moteamashimasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()····]
moteamashimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()·······]
moteamashimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamashimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamashitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamashitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamashitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()·······]
moteamashitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()··あま()··]
moteamashita
te-form
[()··あま()····]
moteamashitakute
Negative te-form
[()··あま()······]
moteamashitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamashitaku
Provisional Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamashitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[()··あま()·······]
moteamashitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[()··あま()······]
moteamashitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[()··あま()········]
moteamashitakunakattara
Objective Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamashitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()·]
moteamase
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()····]
moteamashinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()··]
moteamaseba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()··あま()····]
moteamasanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamashitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()······]
moteamasanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamashitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()··]
moteamaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()··]
moteamaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasenakatta
masu-stem
[()··あま()·]
moteamase
te-form
[()··あま()··]
moteamasete
Negative te-form
[()··あま()····]
moteamasenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()····]
moteamasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()····]
moteamasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()·······]
moteamasemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()····]
moteamasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()······]
moteamasarenakatta
masu stem
[()··あま()··]
moteamasare
te-form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasarete
Negative te-form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()····]
moteamasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()········]
moteamasaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()····]
moteamasasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()······]
moteamasasenakatta
masu stem
[()··あま()··]
moteamasase
te-form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasasete
Negative te-form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()····]
moteamasasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()········]
moteamasasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()······]
moteamasaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()········]
moteamasaserarenakatta
masu stem
[()··あま()····]
moteamasaserare
te-form
[()··あま()·····]
moteamasaserarete
Negative te-form
[()··あま()·······]
moteamasaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··あま()······]
moteamasaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()·······]
moteamasaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··あま()·······]
moteamasaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()··········]
moteamasaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()··あま()··]
moteamasan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()··]
moteamasazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()··]
moteamasanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··あま()···]
moteamasazaru

Sample Sentences for 持て余す

She doesn't seem to know what to do with her leisure time.
I've got time on my hands.
I don't know what to do with my leisure.

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