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Wanting to meet up with 〜たい

Grammar Explanation: Wanting to do with 〜たい

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After worrying about being short, Chino sees Megu and Maya after summer break. Finding their heights comparable to her own brings Chino relief.

メグ:
「そんなに休(やす)み中(ちゅう)私(わたし)たちに会(あ)いたかった？」
“Did you really want to see us that badly during break?”
Literal: “Did you want to meet us that much during break?”
マヤ:
「照(て)れるじゃん」
“You're making me blush.”

Key Points

1会(あ)いたかった asks about a past desire to see them
  • 会(あ)いたい becomes 会(あ)いたかった, reflecting Chino’s apparent relief when the break ends.
2私(わたし)たちに marks the people Chino wanted to meet
  • The particle に marks Megu and Maya as the people encountered with 会(あ)う.
3そんなに makes the question teasing
  • そんなに means “that much”, so Megu teases Chino by asking whether she missed them to that degree.
4じゃん adds casual shared-recognition tone
  • Maya says Chino’s reaction is making her blush and treats that response as something obvious between friends.

Vocabulary

(To meet)

会(あ)う means to meet or see someone in person.

See Also

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