もてあそぶ
弄ぶ
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with
N3Godan verb (bu ending)
Godan verb (bu ending), Transitive verb
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.)•to fiddle with
Godan verb (bu ending), Transitive verb
to toy with (one's emotions, etc.)•to trifle with
Godan verb (bu ending), Transitive verb
to do with something as one pleases
Godan verb (bu ending), Transitive verb
to appreciate
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
弄ぶ(もてあそぶ)
Negativeない形
弄ばない(もてあそばない)
Pastた形
弄んだ(もてあそんだ)
Past Negativeなかった形
弄ばなかった(もてあそばなかった)
Te-formて形
弄んで(もてあそんで)
Example Sentences
彼女の愛情をもて遊ぶな。
Don't toy with her affections.
船は波にもてあそばれていた。
The ship was at the mercy of the waves.
猫は生きたネズミをもて遊んでいた。
The cat was playing with a live mouse.
ジョンはディックを、もてあそんだ。
John played cat and mouse with Dick.
私は数奇な運命にもてあそばれてきた。
I have lived a life of a puppet of fortune.