Want Christmas to come quickly with 〜てほしい
Grammar Explanation: Want you do to something with 〜てほしい
As they decorate their Christmas tree, Chii learns from her mother that kids need to be good because Santa is always watching. Chii wants Christmas to arrive soon so she doesn’t have to keep being good, until she takes a look at the decorated tree.
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- 「ずっとこのままでいいなー。」
- “It might also be nice if it stays this way forever.”
- 「でもクリスマスもはやくきてほしいんだー。」
- “But I wantChristmasto also hurry and come.”
Key Points
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〜てほしい = want someone to do something
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Here the subject is not a person being ordered around, but クリスマス, so the meaning is “I want Christmas to come.”
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はやくきてほしい = “want it to come soon”
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The verb is くる, appearing in て-form as きて before ほしい.
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So the full idea is “I want it to come quickly.”
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クリスマスも = “Christmas too”
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The earlier line says she wants things to stay as they are.
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Adding も shows a second wish alongside that one: she also wants Christmas itself to arrive soon.
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