Japanese word

待たす

Pronunciation

Romajimatasu

Meaning

  • verbmake someone wait

Example

彼をここで待たします。kare o ko ko de ma ta shi ma su

I will make him wait here.

Illustration for 待たす (make someone wait)

More examples

店員は注文を受けてから客を待たしました。ten in wa chū mon o u ke te ka ra kyaku o ma ta shi ma shi ta

The clerk made the customer wait after taking the order.

Core concept

It describes one person causing another to remain in a waiting state, often by delaying the person's next action.

Common phrases

  • 客を待たすkyaku o ma ta su

    make a customer wait

  • 相手を待たしたai te o ma ta shi ta

    made the other person wait

  • 何時間も待たすnan ji kan mo ma ta su

    make someone wait for hours

Similar words

遅らせるokuraseru: To make a person arrive or act later than intended.
引き延ばすhikinobasu: To prolong a process, event, or period of time.
留めるtodomeru: To keep someone from leaving or moving to another place.
引き止めるhikitomeru: To keep someone from leaving or moving on by asking or persuading the person to stay.

Definition in Japanese

人に、来るまでなどの間、その場で時間を過ごさせる。hito ni ku ru ma de na do no aida so no ba de ji kan o su go sa se ru

Word origin

The verb 待たす (matasu) comes from the verb 待つ (matsu, "wait") with the causative ending す (su), giving the sense of causing someone to wait.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the English verb wait, 待たす (matasu) explicitly places the cause of the waiting on another person.

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