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持ち越す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 持ち越す | 持ち越さない |
| Polite | 持ち越します | 持ち越しません |
| Past polite | 持ち越しました | 持ち越しませんでした |
| Past | 持ち越した | 持ち越さなかった |
| Te-form | 持ち越して | 持ち越さないで |
| Desire | 持ち越したい | 持ち越したくない |
| Potential | 持ち越せる | 持ち越せない |
| Passive | 持ち越される | 持ち越されない |
| Causative | 持ち越させる | 持ち越させない |
| Causative passive | 持ち越させられる | 持ち越させられない |
| Volitional | 持ち越そう | |
| Polite volitional | 持ち越しましょう | |
| Imperative | 持ち越せ | 持ち越すな |
| Conditional | 持ち越せば | 持ち越さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 持ち越したら | 持ち越さなかったら |
Meanings
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godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Used for matters, decisions, tasks, or problems that are moved to a later time or next stage. Common in business, politics, and formal settings.
The agenda item was carried over to next week's meeting.
It's not good to put off homework until the next day.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を〈時〉に持ち越すto carry over a matter to a later time
We carried over the meeting's agenda item to the next session.
- 決定を持ち越すto postpone making a decision
It was decided to postpone the decision on that matter.
- 疲れを持ち越すto carry over fatigue into a later day
I ended up carrying over my weekend fatigue into Monday.
- 〈事〉を延長戦に持ち越すto carry a match into overtime
The match was carried over into overtime.