Wanting to do with 〜たい

Grammar: Hope » 〜たい

2018年10月28日

Appending たい to a verb stem expresses the speaker’s desire to perform an action.

Related Grammar

Want you to do something with 〜てほしい
- Expresses the speaker's desire for someone else to do something.

Examples

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Wanting to be cared about with 〜たい

Manga panel from ご注文はうさぎですか？ showing example of Wanting to do with 〜たい. — ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 115

After a fight, Cocoa and Chino are finally on good terms again.

リゼ:: 「構(かま)ってもらいたいんだよ真(ま)に受(う)けるな」; “She just wants attention from you, so don't take it seriously.”; Literal: “She wants to receive being cared about, so don't take it seriously.”

Wanting to burn fliers with 〜たい

Seeing Syaro handing out advertisement fliers. When Syaro says she can’t go home until she’s done with them, Cocoa likens her to the fabled little match girl.

ココア:: 「そんなにチラシ燃(も)やしたかった？」; “Did you really want to burn the fliers that badly?”; Literal: “Did you want to burn the fliers that much?”; 「マッチならあるよ」; “I've got some matches.”
シャロ:: 「そういう意味(いみ)じゃない」; “That's not what I meant.”