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No one likes to wait, so I thought "待{ま}つ" would be a great verb to use to
practice the indirect passive ( _suffering_ passive) of an **intransitive**
verb. However, I'm having trouble probably because "待つ" can also be
**transitive**.

I used this sentence as a model:

> 夫に死なれた女性は未亡人と呼ばれる。  
>  " _A woman with a deceased husband is called a widow._ "

I tried to use "待つ" as I would use "死ぬ", but it doesn't seem to work because
the person who is waiting is also doing the suffering. The model has the "夫"
dying and then another person, "女性", suffering.

I talked with a native speaker. She said the problem is that "待つ" can both be
transitive and intransitive, and that fact is critical for suffering passive.
I'm not convinced. I think the problem is that the person who waits also
suffers. But, I'm not sure how to untie that and create suffering passive with
待つ used as intransitive.
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grammar passive-voice
How to use "待つ" in the indirect passive?
How about this sentence?

> 魚を焼いたら猫がやったきた。油断するのを猫に待たれている私は気が気でない。

私の油断を私は猫に待たれている。 In this sentence, the cat is waiting for my carelessness, and
I am suffering from it. This is transitive, but the object is not a person.

People usually suffers from waiting, not making others wait. And, that is why
it is hard to use 待つ as the indirect passive verb.

I googled and found a few other examples.

> 何者かに待たれているゴドーは今日も自問自答を繰り返す・・・ <http://www.moon-
> light.ne.jp/scenario/playbook/godot.htm>

Someone is waiting. I think this one is intransitive.

> 知識や学問から待たれているもの <http://www.isuramu.com/lifestyle/livingislam1.htm>

Knowledge and scholarship waits for something.

The last one is a little bit different.

> 退職して年金の請求を待たれている方

This one is not suffering passive but respecting.
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