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持ってた

had, had with you; was carrying

→ 持つ
持っ have; possess + て Te-form (conjunctive form) + た Past tense
verb · informal, past tense Rare #23,066
had Colloquial past form meaning someone possessed or owned something.
JA: 父はそういう本を持ってたわ。
EN: Dad had books like that.
Conjugation of 持つ
Past
持ってた持った

コンピュータ・ベビーベッドか何か持ってたな

You had some kind of computer crib, didn’t you?

— ピエロがお前を嘲笑う (2014)

スタック俺がずっとチャーリー・パットンのギターを持ってたって言うのか？

Stack, are you saying I've had Charlie Patton's guitar this whole time?

— 罪人たち (2025)

彼銃をいっぱい持ってたからどうです？

How about “because he had a lot of guns”?

— フォーリング・ダウン (1993)

－機密文書をアイツが持ってた

That guy had the confidential documents.

— ピエロがお前を嘲笑う (2014)

[いとこが手紙をいっぱい持ってたの][モイセスの字が見えたから―]

My cousin had a whole bunch of letters. I could tell they were Moises’s because I recognized his handwriting—

— ROMA/ローマ (2018)

親父の持ってたクラブのひとつにイロイスという名の黒人ウエイトレスがいた

One of the clubs my old man owned had a Black waitress named Eloise.

— レザボア・ドッグス (1992)

持ってたものの一部を処分しなければならなかった。

I had to get rid of some of the things I owned.

銃を持ってたからよ

Because he had a gun.

— ロシアン・ブラザー (1997)

verb · informal, past tense Rare #39,938
had with you; was carrying Casual contraction of 持っていた, describing someone having or carrying something.
JA: 念のため傘を持ってた方がいいかもね。
EN: It might be a good idea to have an umbrella with you, just in case.
Conjugation of 持つ
Past
持ってた持った

父さんが持ってたよ。

Dad had it.

— ソング・オブ・ザ・シー 海のうた (2014)

念のため傘を持ってた方がいいかもね。

Maybe we should bring an umbrella, just in case.

あの人が持ってた待ってる人を殺すのに使うつもりだった

I intended to use what that person had to kill the person who was waiting.

— ブレット・トレイン (2022)

持ってたよ。

I had it.