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Breakdown of chotto matte kudasai. sensei wa mada kite imasen.
はwa
topic particle
いるiru
to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings)
来るkuru
to come
ちょっとchotto
a little bit
くださいkudasai
please
待つmatsu
to wait
先生sensei
teacher
まだmada
still, yet
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“How do verb conjugations work in Japanese?”
Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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