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〜がほしいです

JLPT N5 Desire, invitation, preferences

want (a thing)

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Hoshii expresses wanting an object, not an action. The wanted thing is marked with ga. Hoshii is an i-adjective, so the negative is hoshikunai desu and the past is hoshikatta desu.

Examples

  • です

    Atarashii pasokon ga hoshii desu.

    I want a new computer.

  • です

    Tanjoubi ni nani ga hoshii desu ka.

    What do you want for your birthday?

Vocabulary in these examples

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