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Japanese verb待つ (matsu) Conjugation
待つ (matsu) means “to wait”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 待たない and 待ちます, and the te-form is 待って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to wait
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 待つ
- Reading
- まつ
- Romaji
- matsu
- Masu form
- 待ちます
- Nai form
- 待たない
- Te-form
- 待って
- Ta form
- 待った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 待つ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たない |
| Polite | 待ちます |
| Polite negative | 待ちません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 待った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たなかった |
| Polite | 待ちました |
| Polite negative | 待ちませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 待って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 待っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待っていない |
| Polite | 待っています |
| Polite negative | 待っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 待ちたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ちたくない |
| Polite | 待ちたいです |
| Polite negative | 待ちたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 待とう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 待ちましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 待て |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 待つな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 待ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 待たないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 待てる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待てない |
| Polite | 待てます |
| Polite negative | 待てません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 待てば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 待ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 待たれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たれない |
| Polite | 待たれます |
| Polite negative | 待たれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 待たせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせない |
| Polite | 待たせます |
| Polite negative | 待たせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 待たされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たされない |
| Polite | 待たされます |
| Polite negative | 待たされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 見る (miru)to see, to watch
- 聞く (kiku)to hear, to listen, to ask
- 話す (hanasu)to speak, to talk
- 読む (yomu)to read
- 書く (kaku)to write
- 買う (kau)to buy
- 会う (au)to meet
- わかる (wakaru)to understand
- 思う (omou)to think
- 言う (iu)to say
- 知る (shiru)to know, to get to know
- 使う (tsukau)to use
About these tables
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