〜たい

Formation

N5IntentionNeutral
ます-Form
Verb
たい

Meaning

Express the speaker's desire or wish to do something.

Note

Expresses the speaker's desires (or the listener's in questions). It cannot normally be used for a third party without modifiers (use 'tagaru' instead).

Examples

日本に行きたいです。

I want to go to Japan.

もっと日本語を勉強したい。

I want to study Japanese more.

食べたいものがたくさんあります。

There are many things I want to eat.

昨日は映画が見たかったです。

I wanted to see a movie yesterday.

今日は何もしたくありません。

I don't want to do anything today.

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