待まつ

godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb, intransitive verb

wait; wait for

The basic everyday use: spend time until someone arrives, something happens, or one is allowed to act. Can be intransitive, as in ここで待つ, or transitive, as in バスを待つ.

• ここで五ご分ふん待まってください。

  Please wait here for five minutes.

• 駅えき前まえで友とも達だちを待まっている。

  I am waiting for a friend in front of the station.

godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb, intransitive verb

await; look forward to; anticipate

Used when the object is an expected or hoped-for future event, result, reply, release, season, and so on. 楽しみに待つ emphasizes looking forward to something; 待たれる often means that something is eagerly awaited or anticipated.

• 新しん作さくの発はつ売ばいを楽たのしみに待まっている。

  I am looking forward to the release of the new work.

• 今こん後ごの調ちょう査さ結けっ果かが待またれる。

  The results of the upcoming investigation are awaited with interest.

godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb, intransitive verb

need; depend on; require

Formal and often fixed-expression use, especially in the negative: 説明を待たない or 論を俟たない means that something needs no explanation or argument. The non-negative pattern 〜に俟つところが大きい means that something depends greatly on a future factor.

• その必ひつ要よう性せいは論ろんを俟またない。

  Its necessity needs no argument.

• 詳しょう細さいの解かい明めいは今こん後ごの研けん究きゅうに俟まつところが大おおきい。

  Clarifying the details depends greatly on future research.