er wartete

he waited

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he waited The simple past form of “er wartet” (“he waits”).

GE: Er wartete vor dem Kino.

EN: He waited outside the cinema.

Er wartete geduldig auf den Gefangenen.

He waited patiently for the prisoner.

Er wartete auf der Treppe, und ich bat ihn herein.

He was waiting on the stairs, and I asked him in.

— Rom, offene Stadt (1945)

Er wartete lange.

He waited a long time.

Er wartete dort.

He waited there.

Er wartete stundenlang im Park.

He waited in the park for hours.

Er wartete am Bahnhof auf sie.

He was waiting for her at the train station.

Er wartete hier eine ganze Weile.

He waited here for quite a while.

He waited.

— Von ganzem Herzen (1998)

Er wartete den ganzen Vormittag auf mich.

He waited for me all morning.

Er wartete ruhig ab, bis alle fertig waren.

He waited calmly until everyone was finished.