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持て余す
moteamasu
to be too much for one, to find unmanageable, to be beyond one's control, to not know what to do with
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  1. moteamasu to be too much for one, to find unmanageable, to be beyond one's control, to not know what to do with
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Kanji Breakdown
持
Hold, Have
On: じ Kun: も.つ,-も.ち,も.てる
9 strokes N4
余
Too Much, Myself, Surplus, Other, Remainder
On: よ Kun: あま.る,あま.り,あま.す,あんま.り
7 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
持て余す (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく持て余すことがあります。
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