持て扱う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 持て扱う | 持て扱わない |
| Polite | 持て扱います | 持て扱いません |
| Past polite | 持て扱いました | 持て扱いませんでした |
| Past | 持て扱った | 持て扱わなかった |
| Te-form | 持て扱って | 持て扱わないで |
| Desire | 持て扱いたい | 持て扱いたくない |
| Potential | 持て扱える | 持て扱えない |
| Passive | 持て扱われる | 持て扱われない |
| Causative | 持て扱わせる | 持て扱わせない |
| Causative passive | 持て扱わせられるalso 持て扱わされる | 持て扱わせられないalso 持て扱わされない |
| Volitional | 持て扱おう | |
| Polite volitional | 持て扱いましょう | |
| Imperative | 持て扱え | 持て扱うな |
| Conditional | 持て扱えば | 持て扱わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 持て扱ったら | 持て扱わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
Archaic transitive verb meaning to care for or manage someone or something. Modern Japanese would normally use 世話をする or 面倒を見る.
In old documents, it is written as 'to take care of a child'.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
be too much for one; find unmanageable; not know what to do with
Archaic sense meaning something is beyond one's ability to handle or control. Related to 持て余す (もてあます), which is the modern equivalent.
See also: 持て余す
That problem was too much for him to handle.