기다려야

This is the 2409th most frequent Korean word.

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기다려야

"기다려야" means "must wait" or "have to wait."


Here, '기다려야' is used to express a necessity to wait until a specific action ('the train arriving') occurs.

기차가 올 때까지 기다려야 해요.

You have to wait until the train arrives.


In this sentence, '기다려야' shows a past obligation to wait until a certain condition ('the rain stopping') was met.

비가 그칠 때까지 기다려야 했습니다.

We had to wait until the rain stopped.


This use of '기다려야' indicates a future necessity to wait for a resolution of a situation.

이 문제가 해결될 때까지 기다려야 할 것입니다.

We will have to wait until this issue is resolved.