研究社 新和英中辞典

もたせる 持たせる

1

〈与える〉

let somebody have [take] something; give

用例

子供に大金を持たせるな. Don't give too much money to children.

2

〈運ばせる〉

get somebody to carry [take] something; make [let, have] somebody carry something

召使に手紙を持たせる

send a servant with a letter

send a letter by a servant

赤帽にカバンを持たせる

give a porter one's bag to carry

用例

だれかにお宅まで持たせてやります. I'll have somebody take it to your house.

3

〈保たせる〉

keep; 【形式ばった表現】 preserve

1 万円を 1 週間もたせる

make 10,000 yen last for [stretch over] a week

用例

医者は身内がかけつけるまで薬で病人の命を持たせた. With the help of medicine, the doctor kept the invalid alive until his relatives arrived.

4

〈負担させる〉

have [let] somebody pay 《the bill》.

用例

費用は私に持たせて下さい. Let me take care of the expenses [the bill].

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他動詞

1

（＝持たしめる）to let （one） have; to place （anything） in one's hand

用例

子どもにこんな本を持たせるものでない
You should not place such books in the hands of boys.

彼に持たせると鈍刀も正宗
A dull blade becomes a Masamune in his hands.

狂人に刃物を持たせるな
Do not place an edge-tool in the hands of a madman.

〈以下特例〉

用例

女房を持たせる
to get one a wife

家を持たせる
to set one up in a house

世帯を持たせる
to set one up in housekeeping

店を持たせる
to set one up in business

息子にタバコ屋の店を持たせた
He set up his son as a tobacconist.

花を持たせる
to yield the palm to another

2

（＝運ばせる）to give （one something） to carry; to have （one） carry or take （something somewhere）; to send （something by some one）

用例

男に荷物を持たせた
I gave the man my luggage to carry―I had the man carry my luggage.

誰かにこの荷物をステーションへ持たして下さい
Have some one carry my luggage to the station―（人を言わなければ）―Have my luggage carried to the station.

お手紙をどこへ持たしてやるのですか
Where shall he take your letter?

学校へ持たしてやって下さい
Have him take it to the school―（人を言わなければ）―Have it taken to the school.

手紙を誰に持たしてやろうか
By whom shall I send the letter?

小使に持たしておやりなさい
Send it by the servant.

3

（＝保たせる）to preserve; to keep

用例

魚は塩で持たしてある
The fish is preserved with salt.

遠くから来る魚は氷で持たして来る
Fish brought a long way is kept in ice.

この木を暑中水をやり続けて持たした
I kept the tree alive by watering it through the summer.

4

（＝負担させる）to make （one） bear

用例

費用を持たせる
to make one bear the expenses

誰に費用を持たせるか
Who shall bear the expenses?

勘定を持たせる
to make one pay the bill

誰に勘定を持たせるか
Who shall pay the bill?

JMdict

持たせる

読み方：もたせる

（動詞一段活用、他動詞） to have someone hold something; to allow someone to keep something