Kanji
待
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JLPT N4Jōyō · grade 3freq #3919 strokes
Meanings
wait, depend on
ES: esperar, aguardar
- On
- タイ
- Kun
- ま.つ、-ま.ち
Common words
- 待つまつto wait
- 招待しょうたいinvitation
- 期待きたいexpectation, anticipation, hope
- 待合室まちあいしつwaiting room
- 待ち合わせるまちあわせるto rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time, to arrange to meet
- お待たせしましたおまたせしましたthank you for waiting, sorry to have kept you waiting
- 待遇たいぐうtreatment, reception, service
- 待望たいぼうwaiting expectantly, waiting eagerly, looking forward to
Example sentences
彼は待合室を見回した。
He looked around the waiting room.
Él echó una mirada alrededor en la sala de espera.
Tatoeba #102523(opens in a new tab)彼は待合室に座っています。
He's sitting in the waiting room.
Está sentado en la sala de espera.
Tatoeba #102525(opens in a new tab)これを待ち望んでいました。
This is what I was waiting for.
Es lo que estaba esperando.
Tatoeba #217621(opens in a new tab)長いことお待たせしましたか。
Have I kept you waiting long?
¿Te he hecho esperar mucho?
Tatoeba #126005(opens in a new tab)