Japanese

まちのぞむ
Meaning: to wait eagerly; to look forward to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 待ち望む 待ち望まない
Polite 待ち望みます 待ち望みません
Past 待ち望んだ 待ち望まなかった
Polite + Past 待ち望みました 待ち望みませんでした
Te-form 待ち望んで 待ち望まなくて
Potential 待ち望める 待ち望めない
Passive 待ち望まれる 待ち望まれない
Causative 待ち望ませる 待ち望ませない
Causative + Passive 待ち望まされる 待ち望まされない
Imperative 待ち望め 待ち望むな

Handwriting

待
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望
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Example

Everyone is eagerly waiting for the arrival of spring.

Usage Notes

Used when strongly desiring and expecting something to happen.

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