持て余す | Japanese meaning

持て余す【もてあます】

Frequency rank: 8,388. – 8,400.

Alsoてあます【もてあます】もてす【もてあます】もてあます

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

Example sentences3 results

I don't know what to do with my leisure.

Tatoeba

She doesn't seem to know what to do with her leisure time.

Tatoeba

持て余す【もてあます】

Frequency rank: 8,388. – 8,400.

Alsoてあます【もてあます】もてす【もてあます】もてあます

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

Example sentences3 results

I don't know what to do with my leisure.

Tatoeba

She doesn't seem to know what to do with her leisure time.

Tatoeba

持

N43

意hold; have

訓も.つ、-も.ち、も.てる

音ジ

名もち、もつ

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余

N35

意too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder

訓あま.る、あま.り、あま.す、あんま.り

音ヨ

名あまる

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持て余す【もてあます】

Frequency rank: 8,388. – 8,400.

Alsoてあます【もてあます】もてす【もてあます】もてあます

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

Example sentences3 results

I don't know what to do with my leisure.

Tatoeba

She doesn't seem to know what to do with her leisure time.

Tatoeba

持て余す【もてあます】

Frequency rank: 8,388. – 8,400.

Alsoてあます【もてあます】もてす【もてあます】もてあます

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

Example sentences3 results

I don't know what to do with my leisure.

Tatoeba

She doesn't seem to know what to do with her leisure time.

Tatoeba

持

N43

意hold; have

訓も.つ、-も.ち、も.てる

音ジ

名もち、もつ

Details

余

N35

意too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder

訓あま.る、あま.り、あま.す、あんま.り

音ヨ

名あまる

Details