Nihoner

まて

mate

JLPT N3 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of まてる — to wait.

  • to await, to look forward to, to anticipate
  • to depend on, to need
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How it’s built

まてる まて

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

まてる is a ichidan verb (ru-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite まてます
Polite negative まてません
Polite past まてました
Polite past negative まてませんでした
Let us ~ まてましょう
Masu-stem ← this oneまて
Want to ~ まてたい
While ~ing まてながら
Te-form まてて
Plain past まてた
Tara-conditional まてたら
Progressive まてている
Plain negative まてない
Plain past negative まてなかった
Negative te-form まてなくて
Potential まてられる
Ba-conditional まてれば
Imperative まてろ
Volitional まてよう
Passive まてられる
Causative まてさせる
Causative-passive まてさせられる

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In real sentences

I work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Break until 1 p.m.

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I have off from work until the New Year.

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Other forms and spellings

まてれまてりゃまてよまてろまてようまてよっまてよふまてるまてんマテル
negative stem of まてる