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Learn Hardcore Japanese: tamotu - to keep

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 18
/tamotsu

tamotsu

Word

保たもつtamotsu

Meaning

to keep

Part of speech

group 1, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of tamotsu

暖房だんぼう　も　調整ちょうせいして、　同おなじ　温度おんど　を　保たもちました。danbou mo chouseishite, onaji ondo o tamochimashita.

I also adjusted the heater and kept the same temperature.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

部屋へや　を　きれい　に　保たもつの　は　大変たいへん　です。heya o kirei ni tamotsuno wa taihen desu.

It is hard to keep the room clean.

俳優はいゆうたち　は　生放送なまほうそう　の　ドラマ　で　台詞せりふ　を　間違まちがえて　も　笑顔えがお　を　保たもちました。haiyuutachi wa namahousou no dorama de serifu o machigaete mo egao o tamochimashita.

Even though the actors made mistakes in their lines in the live drama, they kept smiling.

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