表層形
もてなせ
モテナセ
動詞
もてなせ (モテナセ)
Motenase · もてなせ — to treat (a guest), to receive, to entertain, to be hospitable to, to make welcome
Other ways to say “to treat” in Japanese →
もてなせ in rōmaji: motenase.
動詞
一般
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📝 持て成す 🔤 下一段-サ行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年10月8日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
もてなせ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
持て成す
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| 読み (Reading) |
モテナセ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-サ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
もてなせ
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| 読み・基本形 |
モテナセル
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| 表記・基本形 |
もてなせる
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| 見出し語の読み |
モテナス
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💡 English Meaning
もてなせ means “to treat (a guest), to receive, to entertain, to be hospitable to, to make welcome” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
モテナセ
Lemma: 持て成す
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
持て成ます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
持て成て
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| 過去形 (Past) |
持て成た
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
持て成ない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
持て成ましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
持て成られる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
持て成られる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
持て成させる
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動詞 (verbs) come at the end of a Japanese sentence. They conjugate for tense, politeness, negation, and mood — this entry shows the base (dictionary) form.
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (もてなせ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (持て成す) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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