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Tomo
Professional Teacher🌸 Today’s Japanese Tip: “I want N” vs “I want to V”
In Japanese,
“I want something” → N がほしいです
“I want to do something” → V(ます)たいです
And here’s the fun part:
👉 ほしい and 〜たい both behave like い-adjectives!
So they change like:
ほしい → ほしくない / ほしかった / ほしくなかった
たべたい → たべたくない / たべたかった / たべたくなかった
🧪 Quick examples:
● I want coffee → コーヒーがほしいです ☕
● I want to sleep → ねたいです 😪
● I don’t want to study → べんきょうしたくないです 📚😂
● I didn't want to go home → かえりたくなかったです💕
Simple but super useful — you’ll use these every day!
Nov 17, 2025 5:26 AM
Tomo
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Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese, Korean, Lao, Other, Russian, Vietnamese
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