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待て！
待てができるほど俺はいい子じゃないよ？

The character is flirting with his girlfriend and she tells him "wait" when he goes for a kiss. Then he replies this to her. Why is 待て here used? It should be noted the character is American and is sometimes noted to have poor Japanese.

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  • Do people in your country/culture use "Stay"(待て) "Sit"(お座り) commands when training their dogs?
    – chocolate ♦
    Commented Sep 1 at 1:44
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    This is the 命令形; 待つ with て is 待って
    – Angelos
    Commented Sep 1 at 15:31

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It's because 待て is treated as a lexicalized noun here. See: Basic Commands to train dogs in Japanese!

Whether the woman is treating the man like a dog depends on the context, but the man clearly has in mind "Wait" as a command for dogs.

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