Japanese

きょうみをもつ
Meaning: to have an interest in; to be interested in
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 興味を持つ 興味を持たない
Polite 興味を持ちます 興味を持ちません
Past 興味を持った 興味を持たなかった
Polite + Past 興味を持ちました 興味を持ちませんでした
Te-form 興味を持って 興味を持たなくて
Potential 興味を持てる 興味を持てない
Passive 興味を持たれる 興味を持たれない
Causative 興味を持たせる 興味を持たせない
Causative + Passive 興味を持たされる 興味を持たされない
Imperative 興味を持て 興味を持つな

Handwriting

興
味
を
持
つ

Example

Lately, I've started to take an interest in the mysteries of the universe.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for the beginning or continuation of an interest. Can be phrased as '...ni kyomi-o motsu'.

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