I waited for you for thirty seconds in Japanese 🇯🇵

Sentence info.

The Japanese sentence "わたし は あなた を さんじゅう びょう まちました。" can be broken down as follows:

1. わたし (watashi) – This is the pronoun for "I" in Japanese.
2. は (wa) – This is the topic particle. It is used to indicate the topic of the sentence, which is "I" in this case.
3. あなた (anata) – This is the pronoun for "you."
4. を (o) – This is the object particle. It marks "you" as the direct object of the verb.
5. さんじゅう びょう (sanjuu byou) – This means "thirty seconds." "さんじゅう (sanjuu)" means "thirty" and "びょう (byou)" means "seconds."
6. まちました (machimaa) – This is the past polite form of the verb "待つ (matsu)" which means "to wait." In this form, it means "waited."

Tips to remember the sentence:
– Notice the use of particles: は (wa) for the topic and を (o) for the object.
– Break down "さんじゅうびょう" as さんじゅう (sanjuu) for "thirty" and びょう (byou) for "seconds."
– The verb まちました (machimaa) ending with ました indicates a polite past tense.

Alternate ways to say "I waited for you for thirty seconds":
1. "あなたを30秒待った。" (anata o sanjuu byou matta) – In a more casual form.
2. "私はあなたを30秒間待ちました。" (watashi wa anata o sanjuu byoukan machimaa) – Using "間 (kan)" to mean "for" as a duration.
3. "君を30秒待ってた。" (kimi o sanjuu byou matteta) – Using "君 (kimi)" for "you" in a casual context.

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Sentence info.

The Japanese sentence "わたし は あなた を さんじゅう びょう まちました。" can be broken down as follows:

1. わたし (watashi) – This means "I" and is the subject of the sentence.
2. は (wa) – This is the topic particle, marking "わたし" as the topic of the sentence.
3. あなた (anata) – This means "you," the person being waited for.
4. を (wo) – This is the object particle, indicating that "あなた" is the direct object of the verb.
5. さんじゅう びょう (sanjuu byou) – This means "thirty seconds." "さんじゅう" (sanjuu) means "thirty," and "びょう" (byou) means "seconds."
6. まちました (machimaa) – This is the polite past tense form of the verb "待つ" (matsu), which means "to wait." The "ました" (maa) ending indicates past tense and politeness.

To remember this sentence, note the structure:
– Subject followed by the topic particle (わたし は).
– Object followed by the object particle (あなた を).
– The time duration (さんじゅう びょう).
– The verb in past polite form (まちました).

Alternatives to say "I waited for you for thirty seconds":
1. 三十秒だけ待ちました。 (さんじゅうびょう だけ まちました。) – Sanjuu byou dake machimaa.
("I only waited for thirty seconds.")

2. 君を三十秒待った。 (きみ を さんじゅう びょう まった。) – Kimi wo sanjuu byou matta.
("I waited thirty seconds for you." In a more casual form using "君" (kimi) for "you.")

3. 三十秒あなたを待ちました。 (さんじゅう びょう あなた を まちました。) – Sanjuu byou anata wo machimaa.
("For thirty seconds, I waited for you.")

Practicing these elements and variations will help you become more comfortable with Japanese sentence structures.

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