もちこたえる
Mochikotaeru
Other forms: 持ち堪える、持堪える
持ちこたえる (Mochikotaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to hold out (e.g. against an attack), to hang on, to withstand, to endure”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
Examples
助けが来るまで持ちこたえよう。
Let's endure till help comes.
小屋は強風に持ちこたえられまい。
The cottage will not endure a strong wind.
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。
Nobody knows how long the sick man can hold on.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).