godan verb (v5t, vt, vi) · N5
待つmatsu
to wait
- to await
- to look forward to
- to anticipate
Remember it
Connect the sound to "mats". Picture someone waiting on a mat in a scene for "to wait" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 待つ | 待った | 待たない | 待たなかった |
Formal -masu base | 待ちます | 待ちました | 待ちません | 待ちませんでした |
te-form
待って
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
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Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5