How to Say ‘Kept; followed (polite past)’ in Japanese
守りました
mamori mashi ta
[mah-moh-ree mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [守りました] is past polite: “I kept/met.” Great for concrete achievements.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese interview answers often prefer past facts ([〜ました]) to prove your strength with real behavior.
Phrase Breakdown
守り
mamori
[mah-moh-ree]
kept; followed (polite past stem)
Verb stem of 守る in polite past form. Used to describe past achievements in interviews.
守り続けたことで信頼を得ました。
By continuing to keep them, I gained trust.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker part (ます → ました)
Part of the polite past form; ました makes the statement polite and past tense.
面接では丁寧に話しました。
In the interview, I spoke politely.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending (in ました)
Completes the polite past ending ました.
前の仕事で成果を出したと伝えました。
I said that I produced results in my previous job.
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