Japanese Meaning of 待つ (まつ) matsu

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Japanese Vocabulary:  待つ

Meaning:   wait

Examples

  1. 外で待つ wait outside  
  2. 電車を待つ wait for a train  
  3. バス停で待つ wait at a bus stop  
  4. 私は待つのが嫌だ。 I don’t like to wait.  
  5. 旅行者が電車を待つ。 The traveler waits for the train.  
  6. 要するに時機を待つべきだ。 In short, we should wait for the right opportunity.  
  7. 待つのが好きじゃありません。 I don’t like waiting.  
  8. あせらずに時機を待つべきです。 You should patiently wait for the right opportunity.  
  9. ここで待つんですか?―着いてきてください。 Shall I wait here? — No, come with me.  
  10. その時間から、駅の改札を出たところで待つことにした。 She decided to wait just outside the station turnstiles.  
  11. バスを待つのにあまり時間はかかりません、何分かしたら来ます。 We didn’t have to wait very long for the bus; it came in a few minutes.

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