待つ - To Wait - MATSU
Radicals of 待つ
Radical 1: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん - 'step' radical, indicating movement or action)
Radical 2: 寺 (てら - 'temple' radical, contributing to the structure of the kanji)
Synonyms and Related Words:
待ち受ける (まちうける - to await, to expect)
待ち合わせる (まちあわせる - to meet up, to arrange a meeting)
待ち望む (まちのぞむ - to look forward to, to long for)
待機する (たいきする - to stand by, to wait)
待ち伏せる (まちぶせる - to ambush, to lie in wait)
Verb Tenses and Forms:
Dictionary Form (Present/Future):
待つ (まつ) - to wait
Polite Form (ます Form):
待ちます (まちます) - wait/waits (polite)
Negative Form:
待たない (またない) - do not wait
待ちません (まちません) - do not wait (polite)
Past Tense:
待った (まった) - waited
待ちました (まちました) - waited (polite)
Negative Past Tense:
待たなかった (またなかった) - did not wait
待ちませんでした (まちませんでした) - did not wait (polite)
て Form (Conjunctive):
待って (まって) - waiting (and...)
Conditional Form:
待てば (まてば) - if (I/you) wait
Volitional Form (Let's...):
待とう (まとう) - let's wait
Imperative Form (Command):
待て (まて) - wait! (casual/commanding)
待ちなさい (まちなさい) - wait! (polite command)
Prohibitive Form (Don't...):
待つな (まつな) - don't wait!
Potential Form (Can...):
待てる (まてる) - can wait
待てます (まてます) - can wait (polite)
Causative Form (Make/Let...):
待たせる (またせる) - make/let someone wait
待たせます (またせます) - make/let someone wait (polite)
Passive Form (Has waited):
待たれる (またれる) - has waited
待たれます (またれます) - has waited (polite)
Causative-Passive Form (Is made to wait):
待たせられる (またせられる) - is made to wait
待たせられます (またせられます) - is made to wait (polite)