期待

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Chinese

 
a period of time; phase; stage
a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
 
wait; treat; deal with
wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
trad. (期待) 期 待
simp. #(期待) 期 待

Pronunciation

Verb

期待

  1. to look forward to; to await
    期待您的回復！／期待您的回复！  ―  Qīdài nín de huífù!  ―  Look forward to your reply!
    我對它充滿期待。 [MSC, trad.]
    我对它充满期待。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ duì tā chōngmǎn qīdài.
    I am looking forward to it.
    敬請期待。／敬请期待。  ―  Jìngqǐng qīdài.  ―  Please stay tuned.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
期 待
き
Grade: 3 		たい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

期(き)待(たい) • (kitai) 

  1. expectation

Verb

期(き)待(たい)する • (kitai suru) suru (stem 期(き)待(たい)し (kitai shi), past 期(き)待(たい)した (kitai shita))

  1. expect
  2. hope for

Conjugation

Conjugation of "期待する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 期待し きたいし kitai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 期待し きたいし kitai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 期待する きたいする kitai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 期待する きたいする kitai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 期待すれ きたいすれ kitai sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 期待せよ¹
期待しろ² 		きたいせよ¹
きたいしろ² 		kitai seyo¹
kitai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 期待される きたいされる kitai sareru
Causative 期待させる
期待さす 		きたいさせる
きたいさす 		kitai saseru
kitai sasu
Potential 期待できる きたいできる kitai dekiru
Volitional 期待しよう きたいしよう kitai shiyō
Negative 期待しない きたいしない kitai shinai
Negative continuative 期待せず きたいせず kitai sezu
Formal 期待します きたいします kitai shimasu
Perfective 期待した きたいした kitai shita
Conjunctive 期待して きたいして kitai shite
Hypothetical conditional 期待すれば きたいすれば kitai sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
期待

Noun

期待 • (gidae) (hangeul 기대)

  1. Hanja form? of 기대 (“hope, expectation”).
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