Japanese Word of the Day
待つ
MA-tsu • verb (Godan verb / u-verb) — 13th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to wait
Examples
- 駅で友達を待っています。
(I'm waiting for my friend at the station.) - もう少し待ってください。
(Please wait a little longer.) - 電車はあと10分で来るから待とう。
(The train will arrive in 10 minutes, so let's wait.)
Synonyms
- 待機する
- 待ち望む
待つ is the common verb for waiting. Use ～を待つ to wait for something/someone, or ～まで待つ to wait until a time/event. The te-form 待って is used for requests (待ってください = please wait) and 待っている indicates an ongoing waiting state. As a Godan (u-) verb, its stem is 待ち- (e.g., 待ちます, 待った).
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