Wanting to do with 〜たい

Grammar: Hope » 〜たい

2018年10月28日

2026年06月28日

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

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Wanting to bake bread again with 〜たい

Learn the meaning and usage of the grammar 〜たい in Japanese, with examples from manga. — ご注文はうさぎですか？ » Volume 1 » Page 34

Cocoa thinkgs to when would often bake bread back home.

ココア:: 「また作(つく)りたいなぁ」; “I want to make it again.”

Wanting to be cared about with 〜たい

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.”

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?”; 「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.”