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まと

mato

JLPT N3 verb 意志推量形

is the volitional form of まつ — to wait.

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

まつ まと

Volitional form (). “Let’s …” or “I’ll …”: 書こう (let’s write). With とする it means “try to”.

まつ is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

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

Every form of

Polite まちます
Polite negative まちません
Polite past まちました
Polite past negative まちませんでした
Let us ~ まちましょう
Masu-stem まち
Want to ~ まちたい
While ~ing まちながら
Te-form まって
Plain past まった
Tara-conditional まったら
Progressive まっている
Plain negative またない
Plain past negative またなかった
Negative te-form またなくて
Potential まてる
Ba-conditional まてば
Imperative まて
Volitional まとう
Passive またれる
Causative またせる
Causative-passive またされる

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In real sentences

I took a picture with the snowman.

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I was organizing my notes from morning till night.

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After eating, gather the trash and throw it away.

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Other forms and spellings

まツまつまづまちゃまとうまとっまとふマツマッ
volitional form of まつ