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  2. 待つ

まつ

待つ

N3

to wait

matsu

Quiz
JLPT
N3
Frequency
#3,347

Meanings

  1. 1
    to waitu-verb (つ)transitive
  2. 2
    to await; to look forward to; to anticipateu-verb (つ)transitive
  3. 3
    to depend on; to needu-verb (つ)transitive

JMdict 1410590

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
待ちますまちます
まちます
Polite Past (~mashita)
待ちましたまちました
まちました
Polite Negative (~masen)
待ちませんまちません
まちません
Plain Negative (~nai)
待たないまたない
またない
Te-form (Connecting)
待ってまって
まって
Plain Past (~ta)
待ったまった
まった
Potential (Can do)
待てるまてる
まてる

In a sentence

しばらく電話(でんわ)を切ら(きら)ずにお待ち(まち)ください。

Please hold the line a moment.

Written with

  • 待wait9 strokes

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