JLPT N5 vocabulary
待つ: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
まつ1Atamadaka · high start
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to wait
- to await, look forward to, anticipate
- to depend on, need (usually in negative form)

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 待つ | 待 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 待 | 待 |
| Polite presentます形 | 待 | 待 |
| Polite pastました形 | 待 | 待 |
| Te-formて形 | 待 | 待 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 待 | 待 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 待 | 待 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 待 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 待 | 待 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 待 | 待つ |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 待 | 待 |
| Passive受身形 | 待 | 待 |
| Make / let使役形 | 待 | 待 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 待 | 待 |
Example sentences
5 時に駅で待っていればいいね。
We just need to wait at the station at 5:00, right?
ねぇ、なるべく早く帰るようにするから、ご飯食べないで待っててよ。
Hey, I'll try to get home as soon as possible, so please wait for me before you eat.