持ち去る|もちさるmochisaru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto take away; to carry away
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 持ち去る（もちさる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 持ち去ります（もちさります） |
| Negative (nai) | 持ち去らない（もちさらない） |
| polite (masen) | 持ち去りません（もちさりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 持ち去らず・持ち去らぬ（もちさらず・もちさらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 持ち去った（もちさった） |
| polite (mashita) | 持ち去りました（もちさりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 持ち去らなかった（もちさらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 持ち去りませんでした（もちさりませんでした） |
| Te form | 持ち去って（もちさって） |
| Potential | 持ち去れる（もちされる） |
| Passive | 持ち去られる（もちさられる） |
| Causative | 持ち去らせる（もちさらせる） |
| Causative passive | 持ち去らせられる・持ち去らされる（もちさらせられる・もちさらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 持ち去れば（もちされば） |
| tara | 持ち去ったら（もちさったら） |
| Volitional | 持ち去ろう（もちさろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 持ち去りましょう（もちさりましょう） |
| Imperative | 持ち去れ（もちされ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym取り払うとりはらうNeutralNeutral: removing something entirely, as in 「壁を取り払う」; it is not used for taking something away with you.
- Synonym運び去るはこびさるNeutralNeutral: carrying something away, with the focus on transporting it; 「持ち去る」 can also cover large items but stresses taking them and leaving the scene.
- Related撤去てっきょWrittenFormal: removing facilities that are no longer needed; not used for taking things away with you, as 「持ち去る」 is.
- Related撤収てっしゅうWrittenFormal: dismantling or packing up equipment and withdrawing troops; not said of an individual taking something away.
- Related奪い取るうばいとるNeutralNeutral: seizing something by force to make it your own, with a violent nuance; 「持ち去る」 is neutral and just means taking it away.
- Related奪い去るうばいさるWrittenWritten/formal prose: snatching something away and leaving, with a violent nuance; 「持ち去る」 is neutral and simply means taking something.
- Related取り去るとりさるWrittenWritten/formal prose: removing or taking something away, with the focus on getting rid of it; it does not stress carrying it off like 「持ち去る」.
- RelatedさらうNeutralNeutral: snatching something away by seizing an opening, and also abducting people; it has a strong nuance of forcible taking.
- RelatedひっさらうCasualColloquial: forcibly carrying a person off, rougher than 「攫う」; 「持ち去る」 is about taking things, not people.
- RelatedかっさらうCasualColloquial: snatching something away before others can, as in 「人気をかっさらう」; 「持ち去る」 is neutral and simply means taking it.
- Related取っ払うとっぱらうCasualColloquial: tearing down or clearing away things that are in the way; not used for carrying something off like 「持ち去る」.
- Antonym置いていくNeutralNeutral antonym: leaving something behind instead of taking it — the direct opposite of 「持ち去る」.
Use 「持ち去る」 for taking something away and leaving, as in 「無断で持ち去る」. For snatching use 「奪い去る」, for abducting people 「攫う」, for removing facilities 「撤去」. 「運び去る」 stresses transport, 「奪い取る」 forcible seizure, 「掻っ攫う」 snatching first, 「置いていく」 leaving things behind.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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