持って来い

Japanese

Alternative spelling
持って來い (kyūjitai)

持(も)ち (mochi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 持(も)つ (motsu, “hold”)) + て (te) + 来(こ)い (koi, imperative of the verb 来(く)る (kuru, “to come”))

持(も)って来(こ)い • (mottekoi)

(idiomatic) just right, most suitable
勉強(べんきょう)するにはもってこいの場所(ばしょ)
benkyō suru ni wa mottekoi no basho
the place most suitable for studying
bring me...
この本(ほん)持(も)って来(こ)い
kono hon mottekoi
bring me this book

Usually written in kana for the first sense