Want me to buy something with 〜てほしい
Grammar Explanation: Want you to do something with 〜てほしい
Chinatsu gets home from school just as her mother is heading out to buy food for dinner. Chinatsu is invited to come along, but she says she’ll stay home as there’s a TV show she wants to watch.
- お母さん:
- 「じゃあ何か買ってきてほしい物ある？」
- “Then, is there anything you'd like me to buy?”
- Literal: “Then, is there anything you want bought and brought?”
Key Points
1買ってきてほしい means want someone to buy and bring back
- 買ってくる includes going out, buying, and returning.
- 〜てほしい asks whether Chinatsu wants her mother to do that for her.
2The desired item is asked with 物ある
- 物ある as a question means “is there anything?” with the thing left broad.
- The full idea is “anything you want me to buy?”
Vocabulary
何か (Something)
何か means something or anything. It can also introduce an uncertain question, as in “Is something wrong?”
See Also
- Grammar: Want you to do something with 〜てほしい
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