► 動詞持てる [(2)もてる] [coll]
meaning: popular rank: 2☆
僕は
学生の
頃全然もてなかった ⇨ I was never successful with girls when I was in school
(☛ Popular among the opposite sex. Usually for young people)► 連体詞持てる [(2)もてる] [liter]
meaning: have rank: 3☆ 持てる
者と持たざる
者 ⇨ The haves and the have nots
More examples:- 持てる者と持たざる者 ⇨ Those who have and those who don’t. The haves and the have-nots
- 彼は好感が持てる ⇨ I have a favorable impression of him