待つ
まつ
hepburn matsu
to wait
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- バスを待っています。I am waiting for the bus.
- ちょっと待ってください。Please wait a moment.
Collocations
~を待つちょっと待って (wait a sec)待ってください (please wait)待ち合わせ (meet-up appointment)待たせる (make wait, causative)
Mnemonic
待つ matsu — godan -tsu verb (rare ending). te-form 待って (~tsu → ~tte transformation). The everyday "wait a sec" is ちょっと待って. 待ち合わせ machiawase = "meet-up appointment", e.g. Shibuya station hangout plans.
Quick check
What is the te-form of 待つ?