Word
Я жду тебя у входа в библиотеку.
Meaning
I am waiting for you at the entrance to the library.
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Questions & Answers about Я жду тебя у входа в библиотеку.
Why is it жду and not something like ждаю?
The verb is ждать (to wait (for)). In the 1st person singular present tense it conjugates as я жду. Many Russian verbs don’t form the 1st person singular by simply adding -ю to the stem; ждать → жду is an irregular-looking but standard form.
What does тебя mean here, and why is it not ты?
Ты is the subject form (you). Here, you is the person being waited for, i.e., the direct object, so Russian uses the accusative case: ты → тебя.
So я жду тебя = I’m waiting for you.
Does Russian need the word for like in English (wait for you)?
No. Russian ждать normally takes a direct object without a preposition: ждать кого/что (to wait for someone/something). That’s why it’s жду тебя, not жду для тебя or similar.
What is у doing here? Why not just входа or на входе?