Vocab Info

N1 Expression, う-verb (つ)

待(ま)ちに待(ま)つto wait for a long time, to wait and wait, to eagerly await

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression, う-verb (つ)

      1. 1.

        to wait for a long time, to wait and wait, to eagerly await

    All Forms

    待ちに待つ 【まちにまつ】

    Details

      • ま

      • ち

      • に

      • ま

      • つ

    Examples

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    • 今日(きょう)は、ずっと待(ま)ちに待(ま)っていた新作(しんさく)ゲームの発売日(はつばいび)！

      Today is finally the release day of the new work that I had been eagerly awaiting all this time.

      • N1

    • 待(ま)ちに待(ま)つこと３(さん)時間(じかん)、ようやく自分(じぶん)の番(ばん)が回(まわ)ってきた。

      Awaiting eagerly for 3 hours, finally my turn came around.

      • N1

    • 待(ま)ちに待(ま)っていた彼(かれ)からの返事(へんじ)は、結局(けっきょく)届(とど)きませんでした。

      The reply from him that I was eagerly awaiting never arrived in the end.

      • N1

    • ＪＬＰＴ(ジェーエルピーティー)の結果発表(けっかはっぴょう)を待(ま)ちに待(ま)っているのは、きっと私(わたし)だけじゃないはず。

      It is bound to not just be me that is eagerly awaiting the result announcement of the JLPT.

      • N1

    • ５(ご)年(ねん)もの間(あいだ)待(ま)ちに待(ま)って遂(つい)に入手(にゅうしゅ)した最終巻(さいしゅうかん)は、これまでにもまして面白(おもしろ)かった。

      The final volume that I got my hands on after awaiting eagerly for 5 years was even more interesting than everything up until now.

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