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ねにもつ
expression, verb (godan)
to hold a grudge; to bear a grudge
他動詞 transitiveemotion
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()たない
Present polite()()ちます()()ちません
Past()()った()()たなかった
Past polite()()ちました()()ちませんでした
て form()()って()()たなくて
ている present()()っている()()っていない
ている polite()()っています()()っていません
ている past()()っていた()()っていなかった
ている past polite()()っていました()()っていませんでした
Conditional ば()()てば()()たなければ
Conditional たら()()ったら()()たなかったら
Volitional()()とう
Volitional polite()()ちましょう
Potential()()てる()()てない
Passive()()たれる()()たれない
Causative()()たせる()()たせない
Imperative()()()()つな
1. to hold a grudge; to bear a grudge
To harbor resentment over something that happened in the past. The 根 (root) metaphor suggests the grudge is deeply rooted and persistent. Conjugates as a godan verb (持つ).
あの一言(ひとこと)()()っている
I'm still holding a grudge over that one remark.
彼女(かのじょ)ささいなこと()()タイプだ。
She's the type to hold grudges over trivial things.
There are quite a few people who still hold grudges about being teased as children even after becoming adults.

Usage

Often used to describe someone who cannot let go of past offenses. Frequently appears with ~ている to describe an ongoing state of resentment. Can describe the speaker's own feelings or, more commonly, characterize someone else as grudge-holding.

Common patterns

  • ()()つ (to hold a grudge about ~)
  • ()()タイプ (the grudge-holding type)
  • いつまで()()つ (to hold a grudge forever)

Similar words

(うら) focuses on feelings of bitterness or resentment toward a person, while ()()つ emphasizes the inability to let go of a specific past incident.