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肩を持つ

かたをもつ

to side with; to support

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Examples

  1. 母はいつも弟の肩を持つ。

    はははいつもおとうとのかたをもつ。

    Mother always sides with my brother.

  2. なぜ彼の肩を持つのか。

    なぜかれのかたをもつのか。

    Why are you taking his side?

  3. 彼女はどちらの肩を持つこともせず、公平に話を聞いた。

    かのじょはどちらのかたをもつこともせず、こうへいにはなしをきいた。

    Without taking either side, she listened fairly to them both.

Common patterns

～の肩を持つ
to take ~'s side
どちらの肩も持たない
to take neither side
味方する
to side with (plain word)

Memory tip

You hold up the shoulder of the person you back. It is for taking sides in a quarrel between two parties, and it often carries a hint of unfairness — the speaker thinks you should not be favouring them.

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