German word
warten in German sentences
warten means "to wait" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Das Taxi wartet an der Ecke.
The taxi waits at the corner.
Max wartet seit zehn Minuten.
Max has been waiting for ten minutes.
Der Motor kühlt langsam ab, während wir warten.
The engine cools down slowly while we wait.
Der Arzt bittet den Patienten, kurz zu warten.
The doctor asks the patient to wait briefly.
Wir warten, solange die Prüfung dauert.
We wait while the review lasts.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive warten. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.