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持ちこたえる、持ち堪える、持堪える もちこたえる mochikotaeru

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  1. Ichidan verbtransitive verb to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

Kanji in this word

hold, have

Example sentences

私達はいつまで優勢な敵の攻撃に持ちこたえることができるだろうか。
watakushi tachi ha itsu made yuusei na teki no kougeki ni mochikotaeru koto ga dekiru darou ka 。
How long can we hold out against the superior enemy attacks?
その病人がどれだけ持ちこたえるかは、誰にもわからない。
sono byounin ga dore dake mochikotaeru ka ha 、 dare ni mo wakara nai 。
Nobody knows how long the sick man can hold on.

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