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Learn Hardcore Japanese: motte iku - to take

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 7
/motte iku

motte iku

Word

持もって　いくmotte iku

Meaning

to take

Part of speech

group 1, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of motte iku

私わたし　は　靴くつ　を　持もって　いきます。watashi wa kutsu o motte ikimasu.

I will take the shoes with me.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

私わたし　は　明日あした　学校がっこう　に　水みず　を　持もって　いきます。watashi wa ashita gakkou ni mizu o motte ikimasu.

I will take water to school tomorrow.

雨あめ　が　降ふる　から、　傘かさ　を　持もって　いきます。ame ga furu kara, kasa o motte ikimasu.

Since it will rain, I will take an umbrella.

天気てんき　が　はっきり　しない　ので、　傘かさ　を　持もって　行いきます。tenki ga hakkiri shinai node, kasa o motte ikimasu.

Since the weather is uncertain, I’ll bring an umbrella.

父ちち　が　入院にゅういんして　いる　間あいだ、　母はは　は　毎日まいにち　漫画まんが　と　果物くだもの　を　持もって　行いきました。chichi ga nyuuinshite iru aida, haha wa mainichi manga to kudamono o motte ikimashita.

While my father was hospitalized, my mother brought manga and fruit every day.

雨あめ　の　日ひ　に　傘かさ　を　持もって　いかない　と、　服ふく　が　濡ぬれます。ame no hi ni kasa o motte ikanai to, fuku ga nuremasu.

If you don’t take an umbrella on a rainy day, your clothes get wet.

私わたし　は　毎日まいにち　青あおい　水筒すいとう　を　会社かいしゃ　に　持もって　いきます。watashi wa mainichi aoi suitou o kaisha ni motte ikimasu.

I take a blue water bottle to work every day.

花見はなみ　の　とき、　スープ　を　飲のむ　ため　に　スプーン　を　二ふたつ　持もって　いきました。hanami no toki, suupu o nomu tame ni supuun o futatsu motte ikimashita.

When we went cherry-blossom viewing, I brought two spoons for drinking soup.

梅干うめぼし　の　おにぎり　を　二ふたつ　作つくって、　いとこ　に　持もって　いきます。umeboshi no onigiri o futatsu tsukutte, itoko ni motte ikimasu.

I make two rice balls with pickled plum and take them to my cousin.

道みち　に　落おちて　いた　手袋てぶくろ　を　拾ひろって、　交番こうばん　に　持もって　いきました。michi ni ochite ita tebukuro o hirotte, kouban ni motte ikimashita.

I picked up a glove that had fallen on the road and took it to the police box.

今日きょう　は　晴はれて　いる　ので、　傘かさ　を　持もって　いかなくて　も　大丈夫だいじょうぶ　です。kyou wa harete iru node, kasa o motte ikanakute mo daijoubu desu.

It is sunny today, so there is no need to take an umbrella.

明日あした　は　日帰ひがえり　で　海うみ　へ　行いく　予定よてい　なので、　大おおきい　スーツケース　は　持もって　いきません。ashita wa higaeri de umi e iku yotei nanode, ookii suutsukeesu wa motte ikimasen.

Since I’m planning a day trip to the sea tomorrow, I won’t bring a big suitcase.

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