待ちかね【まちかね】
- long-awaited; long-waited-forsee also お待ちかね
- waiting impatiently
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- long-awaited; long-waited-for
- waiting impatiently
This meaning conveys a sense of anticipation or eagerness regarding something that has been awaited for a long time. It often implies an emotional investment in the outcome of the wait.
He went to see the movie he had long been waiting for.
The festival that everyone had been eagerly awaiting finally started.
This meaning emphasizes the feeling of eagerness or restlessness during the act of waiting, often suggesting that the subject is struggling to remain patient.
The children, waiting impatiently for the teacher, were eager for the class to start.
She called multiple times, waiting impatiently for a response.
Generated collocations (experimental)
まちかねる待ちかねるto wait eagerlyまちかね待ちかねのとき時the long-awaited timeまちかねている待ちかねているto be waiting impatientlyまちかねた待ちかねたけっか結果the long-awaited resultまちかね待ちかねのしゅんかん瞬間the long-awaited momentまちかね待ちかねのにゅうすニュースthe long-awaited newsまちかね待ちかねのいべんとイベントthe long-awaited eventまちかね待ちかねのめえるメールthe long-awaited emailまちかね待ちかねのとうちゃく到着the long-awaited arrivalまちかね待ちかねのさいかい再会the long-awaited reunion