Want you always by my side with 〜てほしい

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

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.”

Key Points

〜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”.
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.