Meaning of 待つ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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待つ, 俟つJLPT 5
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Kana Readingまつ
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Romajimatsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `tsu` ending, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to wait
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- (usu. in negative form) to depend on; to need
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Example Sentences
待つ, 俟つ, まつ used in context
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そこで私たちを待っている幸福が、私たちが望むような幸福ではないかもしれない。
It may be that the happiness awaiting us is not at all the sort of happiness we would want.
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I can only wait.
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Ten years is a long time to wait.
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ありがとうございました。またのご来店、お待ちしております！
Thank you for your business. Please come again!
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真剣にやってよね。学園祭は待ってくれないんだよ、もう大詰めなんだから。
Take it seriously! The school festival won't wait for us. We're already in the final countdown.
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獲得した優先権を無駄にしないために、そのまま切らずにお待ちください。
Please hold the line so as not to lose your place in the queue.
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