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もら

mora

JLPT N2 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of もる — to protect, to guard, to defend.

  • to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
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もる もら

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

もる is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

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Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite もります
Polite negative もりません
Polite past もりました
Polite past negative もりませんでした
Let us ~ もりましょう
Masu-stem もり
Want to ~ もりたい
While ~ing もりながら
Te-form もって
Plain past もった
Tara-conditional もったら
Progressive もっている
Plain negative もらない
Plain past negative もらなかった
Negative te-form もらなくて
Potential もれる
Ba-conditional もれば
Imperative もれ
Volitional もろう
Passive もられる
Causative もらせる
Causative-passive もらされる

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In real sentences

I receive New Year's money.

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I received a receipt from the clerk.

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I received a present on my birthday.

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Other forms and spellings

モルもれもりゃもろっもるもッ
negative stem of もる