Wanting to try eating bread with 〜たい
Grammar Explanation: Wanting to do with 〜たい
After an unfortunate event ruins Cocoa’s boxed lunch, she buys bread from the school store.
- ココア:
- 「この学校のパン食べて見たかったんだー」
- “I wanted to try eating the bread at this school.”
Key Points
1食べてみたかった combines trying with a past desire
- 食べてみる means trying the bread, and たい makes that attempt desired. たかった places the desire before this moment.
2この学校のパン identifies the experience Cocoa wanted
- Cocoa wanted to sample bread sold at this school, so “try eating” conveys first-hand experience rather than an uncertain bite.
3んだ explains why the purchase pleases her
- Cocoa presents the earlier desire as background for choosing school bread after losing her lunch.
See Also
- External: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
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