Wanting to do with 〜たい Grammar: Hope » 〜たい
Appending たい to a verb stem expresses the speaker’s desire to perform an action.
Usage Notes 〜たい states the speaker’s own desire, or the desire of someone whose inner feelings the sentence represents. For another person’s desire, either 〜たがる or indirect wording is used instead.
The resulting form behaves like an い-adjective, so it can become 〜たくない, 〜たかった, or modify another noun-like expression.Related Grammar Want you to do something with 〜てほしい Expresses the speaker's desire for someone else to do something. Examples Grammar Explanation: Wanting to do with 〜たい (Future entry)
ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 34Cocoa and Chiya pass by a bakery. Cocoa stops to admire the bread in the window.
ココア: 「実家(じっか) がベーカリーでよく作(つく) ってたんだ」“My family runs a bakery, so I used to bake bread all the time.”「また作(つく) りたい なぁ」“I want to make it again.” 千夜(ちや) :「お手製(てせい) なの？すごい！」“You made these yourself? Amazing!” Challenge Yourself Show translation
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Which interpretation best matches the highlighted line? Clues 作(つく) りたい(作:つく)りたい expresses Cocoa's desire to make bread again What does the speaker mean? I want to make it again. 作(つく) る changes to the stem 作(つく) り before たい. Cocoa says she has never baked bread before. The highlighted form is 作(つく) りたい. Here 作(つく) りたい expresses Cocoa's desire to make bread again, so this choice does not match the Japanese. Cocoa wants to buy bread from the bakery instead of making it. The highlighted form is 作(つく) りたい. Here 作(つく) りたい expresses Cocoa's desire to make bread again, so this choice does not match the Japanese. Cocoa says she no longer wants to bake bread. The highlighted form is 作(つく) りたい. Here 作(つく) りたい expresses Cocoa's desire to make bread again, so this choice does not match the Japanese.
作(つく) りたい expresses Cocoa’s desire to make bread again. 作(つく) る changes to the stem 作(つく) り before たい.
Grammar Explanation: Wanting to do with 〜たい (Future entry)
ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 115After a fight, Cocoa and Chino are finally on good terms again until Cocoa flips a pancake she’s cooking and it lands on Chino’s face. Soon after, Chino finds Cocoa face down on the table with a dying message written in ketchup.
チノ: 「大変(たいへん) です！ココアさんがケチャップで死(し) んでます！」“This is terrible! Cocoa's died in a pool of ketchup!” 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.” Challenge Yourself Show translation
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What does リゼ mean in the highlighted line? Clues 構(かま) ってもらいたい(構:かま)ってもらいたい means wanting attention from someone What does the speaker mean? She just wants attention from you, so don't take it seriously. 〜てもらう presents Cocoa as receiving Chino's attention, and たい expresses Cocoa's desire. Rize says Chino wants Cocoa to pay attention to her. The highlighted form is 構(かま) ってもらいたい. Here 構(かま) ってもらいたい means wanting attention from someone, so this choice does not match the Japanese. Rize says she herself wants Chino's attention. The highlighted form is 構(かま) ってもらいたい. Here 構(かま) ってもらいたい means wanting attention from someone, so this choice does not match the Japanese. Rize says Cocoa has actually died in the ketchup scene. The highlighted form is 構(かま) ってもらいたい. Here 構(かま) ってもらいたい means wanting attention from someone, so this choice does not match the Japanese.
構(かま) ってもらいたい means wanting attention from someone. 〜てもらう presents Cocoa as receiving Chino’s attention, and たい expresses Cocoa’s desire.
Grammar Explanation: Wanting to do with 〜たい (Future entry)
ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 8Seeing 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?”「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.” Challenge Yourself Show translation
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What does ココア mean in the highlighted line? Clues 燃(も) やしたかった(燃:も)やしたかった = "wanted to burn" What does the speaker mean? Did you really want to burn the fliers that badly? 燃(も) やしたかった is the past form of 燃(も) やしたい: "wanted to burn". Cocoa understands that Syaro wants to finish distributing the fliers. The highlighted form is 燃(も) やしたかった. Here 燃(も) やしたかった = "wanted to burn", so this choice does not match the Japanese. Cocoa offers matches because Syaro wants to light the street. The highlighted form is 燃(も) やしたかった. Here 燃(も) やしたかった = "wanted to burn", so this choice does not match the Japanese. Cocoa's interpretation is correct, and Syaro agrees that she wants to burn them. The highlighted form is 燃(も) やしたかった. Here 燃(も) やしたかった = "wanted to burn", so this choice does not match the Japanese.
燃(も) やしたかった = “wanted to burn”. 燃(も) やしたかった is the past form of 燃(も) やしたい: “wanted to burn”.
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