What is the meaning of まってないでつっこまないか?


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I'm not sure how to parse and translate まってないでつっこまないか. This is from the manga
which I enclose a snippet here for context.

I think 待つ and 突っ込む are involved here but I don't know what's the actual
meaning (and the grammatical construction) of this. My best guess is something
like "Don't stand still. Charge the ball!". Is this close?




～ないか (negative-ない followed by questioning-か) with a falling intonation forms a
strong command. See [this
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/70628/5010). (As an aside, ～ないか
with a rising intonation forms a suggestion/invitation.)

  * 突っ込む: "to charge (to the ball)"
  * 突っ込まないか: "Why not charge!" "Charge!"

待ってないで is "without waiting". To break down:

  * 待つ: "to wait"
  * 待っている: "to be waiting"; the progressive form of 待つ (te-form of 待つ + いる)
  * 待ってる: "to be waiting"; a contraction of 待っている
  * 待ってない: "not to be waiting"; a negative form of 待ってる
  * 待ってないで: "without waiting"; the te-form of 待ってない

待ってないで on its own indeed can work as a casual request, too ("(Please) don't
keep waiting"), but given his angry face, this is not a correct
interpretation.




～ないか (negative-ない followed by questioning-か) with a falling intonation forms a
strong command. See [this
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/70628/5010). (As an aside, ～ないか
with a rising intonation forms a suggestion/invitation.)

  * 突っ込む: "to charge (to the ball)"
  * 突っ込まないか: "Why not charge!" "Charge!"

待ってないで is "without waiting". To break down:

  * 待つ: "to wait"
  * 待っている: "to be waiting"; the progressive form of 待つ (te-form of 待つ + いる)
  * 待ってる: "to be waiting"; a contraction of 待っている
  * 待ってない: "not to be waiting"; a negative form of 待ってる
  * 待ってないで: "without waiting"; the te-form of 待ってない

待ってないで on its own indeed can work as a casual request, too ("(Please) don't
keep waiting"), but given his angry face, this is not a correct
interpretation.

