NichiDict

持てる

N1
もてる
[moteru]
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Meanings

1.IchidanIntransitive

to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)

2.IchidanIntransitive

to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

3.IchidanIntransitive

to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last

4.Noun

possessed; held

5.Noun

rich; wealthy; affluent

Examples

この荷物は一人で持てる重さではない。

This luggage is not a weight that one person can carry.

彼女は若い男性に持てるタイプだ。

She is the type who is popular with young men.

やっと自分の部屋が持てた

I was finally able to have my own room.