携帯する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 携帯する | 携帯しない |
| Polite | 携帯します | 携帯しません |
| Past polite | 携帯しました | 携帯しませんでした |
| Past | 携帯した | 携帯しなかった |
| Te-form | 携帯して | 携帯しないで |
| Desire | 携帯したい | 携帯したくない |
| Potential | 携帯できる | 携帯できない |
| Passive | 携帯される | 携帯されない |
| Causative | 携帯させる | 携帯させない |
| Causative passive | 携帯させられる | 携帯させられない |
| Volitional | 携帯しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 携帯しましょう | |
| Imperative | 携帯しろ | 携帯するな |
| Conditional | 携帯すれば | 携帯しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 携帯したら | 携帯しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Only with reading けいたい
Refers to carrying something on one's person or in the hand. Often used in compounds like 携帯電話 (mobile phone) or 携帯用 (portable). As a suru-verb, it means 'to carry' or 'to have with one'.
Please always carry your valuables with you.
I went out with a portable umbrella.
Abbreviation of 携帯電話. The most common everyday word for a mobile phone. Usually written in kana (ケータイ) in casual contexts.
See also: 携帯電話
I left my mobile phone at home.
I replaced my old mobile phone with a new one.
Always carry a map with you when hiking.
I forgot my phone at home.
My phone rang during the meeting and it was embarrassing.
Please turn off your phone in the movie theater.
I called my friend on my mobile phone.
携帯する is a more formal, written-style word for keeping something on one's person, while 持ち歩く is the everyday spoken word for physically carrying it as you go about.
携帯 simply means 'portable' or 'carrying something with you', while 必携 adds the stronger sense that carrying it is indispensable.
携帯 stresses the act of carrying something with you as you move, while 所持 is a broader, more formal term for possession that doesn't necessarily imply movement.
携帯する means 'to carry on one's person' (like a phone or ID), a more formal and static notion than 持ち運ぶ, which stresses the act of moving with the object.
personal effects; hand baggage
portable; handheld
Very common katakana spelling for 'mobile phone'; this sense is usually written in kana.
Alternate katakana spelling for 'mobile phone', less common than ケータイ.