watashi no nakama ga matte imasu.

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Breakdown of watashi no nakama ga matte imasu.

• が: subject particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 待まつ: to wait

Questions & Answers about watashi no nakama ga matte imasu.

How do I read this sentence out loud?

A natural reading is:

私の仲間が待っています。
わたし の なかま が まって います。
watashi no nakama ga matte imasu

A few notes:

• 私 = わたし
• 仲間 = なかま
• 待って comes from the verb 待つ and is read まって
• います is います

In normal writing, you will often see it as 待っています without spaces.

What does の mean in 私の仲間?

の connects nouns and often shows possession or belonging.

So:

• 私 = I / me
• 私の = my
• 仲間 = companion, friend, teammate, associate

That makes 私の仲間 mean my companion / my friend / my teammate, depending on context.

You can think of A の B as meaning something like:

• B of A
• or more naturally in English, A’s B

So 私の仲間 is literally companion of me, which becomes my companion in natural English.

What does 仲間 mean exactly? Is it the same as friend?