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待ち兼ねる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	待まち兼かねる	待まち兼かねない
Polite	待まち兼かねます	待まち兼かねません
Past polite	待まち兼かねました	待まち兼かねませんでした
Past	待まち兼かねた	待まち兼かねなかった
Te-form	待まち兼かねて	待まち兼かねないで
Desire	待まち兼かねたい	待まち兼かねたくない
Potential	待まち兼かねられるalso 待まち兼かねれる	待まち兼かねられないalso 待まち兼かねれない
Passive	待まち兼かねられる	待まち兼かねられない
Causative	待まち兼かねさせる	待まち兼かねさせない
Causative passive	待まち兼かねさせられる	待まち兼かねさせられない
Volitional	待まち兼かねよう
Polite volitional	待まち兼かねましょう
Imperative	待まち兼かねろ	待まち兼かねるな
Conditional	待まち兼かねれば	待まち兼かねなければ
Tara conditional	待まち兼かねたら	待まち兼かねなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

wait impatiently for; look forward to eagerly

Expresses strong anticipation or impatience while waiting for something or someone. Often used when the wait feels long.

彼かの女じょからの返へん事じを待まち兼かねている。
I'm waiting impatiently for her reply.
子こ供どもたちは夏なつ休やすみを待まち兼かねていた。
The children were eagerly looking forward to summer vacation.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の帰かえりを待まちかねるto wait impatiently for someone's return
子こ供どもたちは父ちちの帰かえりを待まちかねていた。
The children were waiting impatiently for their father to come home.
待まちかねたように〈動どう詞し〉to do something as if unable to wait any longer
ベルが鳴なると、彼かれは待まちかねたように席せきを立たった。
When the bell rang, he stood up as if he couldn't wait any longer.
〈事こと〉を待まちかねるto eagerly await an event or piece of news
発はっ表ぴょうを待まちかねていたファンが集あつまった。
Fans who had been eagerly awaiting the announcement gathered.

Kanji

待wait, depend on
兼concurrently, and, beforehand

Related words

待まつN5
待つ is the neutral verb for 'to wait', while 待ち兼ねる adds a nuance of impatience or eager anticipation.
待まち遠どおしいN1
待ち遠しい is an adjective describing the feeling of eagerly awaiting something, whereas 待ち兼ねる is a verb describing the act of being unable to wait any longer.
待まちくたびれる
待ちくたびれる emphasizes growing tired or worn out from waiting, while 待ち兼ねる emphasizes impatient eagerness rather than fatigue.

Word family

待まちかね
long-awaited; long-waited-for · waiting impatiently; impatient waiting
お待まちかね
long-awaited; long-waited-for · someone who has waited a long time; something eagerly awaited

Written forms

待まち兼かねる
Standard kanji spelling with high priority.
待まちかねる
Simplified spelling using kana for 兼ねる; common in everyday writing.

Etymology

Compound of 待ち (continuative form of 待つ, 'to wait') + 兼ねる (auxiliary verb expressing difficulty or inability to do something). Literally 'to have difficulty waiting', which developed into the sense of waiting impatiently.