Wanted you to eat the cookies I baked with 〜てほしかった
Grammar Explanation: Want you to do something with 〜てほしい
During cooking class, Komura has trouble concentrating as the girl he likes, Mie, and another boy who seems to like her, Azuma, are teamed up and seem to be getting along well together. After class, Komura sulks away. On his way home, Mie catches up with him. She gives him a bag with the cookies she baked in class.
- 三重:
- 「小村くんに食べてほしかったのはね」
- “I wanted you to eat them.”
- Literal: “The ones I wanted Komura-kun to eat were...”
Key Points
1食べてほしかった says what Mie wanted Komura to do
- 〜てほしい means wanting someone else to do an action.
- The past ほしかった shows this was her feeling when she saved the cookies for him.
2小村くんに marks the person she wanted it from
- With 〜てほしい, the person being asked or hoped for is marked by に.
- The line means she wanted Komura, not just anyone, to eat them.
- 君 is an honorific suffix used after names, typically for boys or men. It’s commonly used by teachers addressing male students, by friends among young people, or by superiors addressing junior colleagues, and can also be used for girls in childhood or casual contexts.
Vocabulary
食べる (To eat)
食べる means to eat or consume food.
See Also
- Grammar: Want you to do something with 〜てほしい
- Future entry: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
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