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持って来い

持ってこい

Reading

Kana: もってこい
Romaji: mottekoi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

exp
1

just right; ideal; perfectly suitable

Note: word usually written using kana alone
exp
2

fetch!; bring me ...

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

Example Sentences

チョークを2(ほん)()って()い。
➥Bring me two pieces of chalk.
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ピクニックにはもってこいの天気(てんき)だ。
➥It's ideal weather for a picnic.
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日本(にっぽん)温泉(おんせん)(はだか)(およ)ぐのにもってこいだ。
➥The Japanese onsen is a nice place for skinny-dipping.
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(あき)読書(どくしょ)にもってこいの季節(きせつ)だ。
➥Fall is a good season for reading.
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これらのりんごは料理用(りょうりよう)にもってこいだ。
➥These apples are good cookers.
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この公園(こうえん)はリクリエーションにもってこいだ。
➥This park lends itself to recreation.
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