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Want you always by my side with 〜てほしい

Grammar Explanation: Want you to do something with 〜てほしい

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After accidentally dialing the Goddess Technical Help Line, Kei’ichi finds himself face-to-face with a Goddess offering him a wish. After a brief conversation, Kei-ichi flippantly makes a wish.

螢一(けいいち):
「君(きみ)のような女神(めがみ)にずっとそばにいてほしい」
“I want a Goddess like you to always be by my side.”
Literal: “I want a goddess like you to be by my side forever.”

Key Points

1〜てほしい expresses what the speaker wants someone else to do
  • いてほしい comes from いる and means “I want you to be”.
2君のような女神に modifies the wish target
  • 君のような女神 means “a goddess like you”.
  • The に marks the person he wants to be with him.

Vocabulary

(Goddess)

女神(めがみ) means a goddess. Figuratively, it can describe an admired or exceptionally beautiful woman.

See Also

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