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もッ

もっ · mo

JLPT N2 verb 連用形

is the masu-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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How it’s built

もる もッ

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

This spelling is the version with a small っ (sound change before て/た): 待っ → 待って.

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

Name that form

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

You'd better grill this meat more.

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If I don't practice more, I won't improve.

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I want to become stronger by this tournament.

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Other forms and spellings

モルもれもりゃもろっもらもる
masu-stem of もる