期待する To Expect

Meaning

Primary

To Expect

Alternative

To Anticipate

Word Type

する verb, transitive verb

Explanation

Hopefully you know the word 期待 by now (expectation). This is the verb version, which makes it to expect.

Reading

きたいする

Explanation

The reading comes from the word 期待, so make sure you know that to know this one as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜を期待する

  何を期待する

  What do you expect?

  見返りを期待する

  to expect something in return

  それを期待する

  to expect that

• 〜に期待する

  今後に期待する

  to expect in the future

  相手に期待する

  to have expectations of a partner

  そういう事に期待する

  to expect that kind of thing, to hope for that kind of thing

Context Sentences

そうならないことを期待するよ。

I hope that doesn't happen.

あまり期待しないでくださいね。

Don't expect too much from me.

今年は母親以外の女子からのバレンタインのチョコレートを期待しています。

I'm anticipating Valentine’s chocolate from girls other than my mother this year.

Kanji Composition

1. 期

   き Period Of Time
2. 待

   たい Wait