〜てほしい

Formation

N3IntentionNeutral
Te-Form
Verb
ほしい
Variations
て欲しい

Meaning

Used to express the speaker's desire, request, or hope for someone else to perform a certain action. It can also express a hope for a natural phenomenon to occur when used with '〜が'.

Examples

もっと日本語で話してほしいです。

I want you to speak in Japanese more.

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