ๅ่ฉใพใๅฝข + ใใใงใ
Verb [masu-stem] + tai desu
I want to (verb).
๐ธ Expressing Desires and Intentions ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Onaka ga sukimashita ne. Nanika tabetai desu.
I'm hungry. I want to eat something.
Sou desu ne. Watashi wa raamen ga tabetai desu.
That's true. I want to eat ramen.
Ii desu ne! Nomimono wa nani ga nomitai desu ka.
Sounds good! What do you want to drink?
Tsumetai ocha ga nomitai desu.
I want to drink cold tea.
Shokugo wa nani o shitai desu ka.
What do you want to do after the meal?
Eiga ga mitai desu.
I want to watch a movie.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
Verb [masu-stem] + tai desu
I want to (verb).
- Pattern: V-ใพใ + ใใใงใ
- Meaning: Expresses the speaker's desire to do an action.
Nihon ryouri ga tabetai desu.
I want to eat Japanese food.
Nihon e ikitai desu.
I want to go to Japan.
๐ Explanation
To express what you want to do in Japanese, you use the ใใใงใ form. This is attached to the stem of a verb.
To create the stem, take the polite ใพใ form and remove the ใพใ. For example, ใในใพใ (tabemasu) becomes ใใน (tabe).
When using this form, the object particle ใ can often be replaced by ใ, especially when emphasizing the object of your desire.
Mizu ga nomi-tai desu
= 'I want to drink water.'
Kaimono o shi-tai desu
= 'I want to do shopping.'
๐ Quiz
How do you say 'I want to watch a movie' in Japanese?