{"id":2108,"date":"2009-11-04T06:21:42","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T08:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/?p=2108"},"modified":"2026-08-15T18:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T21:29:12","slug":"how-to-say-you-want-something-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/como-dizer-que-quer-algo-em-japones\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoshii (\u6b32\u3057\u3044) in Japanese: how to say you want something"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To say \u201cI want something\u201d in Japanese, one of the most useful structures is <strong><span lang=\"ja\">N\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/span> (N ga hoshii desu)<\/strong>. The word <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span> (\u307b\u3057\u3044, <em>hoshii<\/em>) indicates that you desire a thing: a book, free time, an opportunity, or any other noun.<\/p>\n\n<p>The choice changes when the desire involves an action. For \u201cI want to do,\u201d you use the <a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/verbs-in-japanese-in-tai-form\/\">form <span lang=\"ja\">\u305f\u3044<\/span> of verbs<\/a>. For \u201cI want someone to do,\u201d you use <span lang=\"ja\">V\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044<\/span>. The difference seems small, but it avoids confusing sentences and requests that sound more direct than you intended.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Quick answer: how to say you want something in Japanese?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Use the structure:<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Person \u306f + thing \u304c + <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>In conversations, the topic with <span lang=\"ja\">\u306f<\/span> is often omitted when it is already clear.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u79c1\u306f\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u8f9e\u66f8\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Watashi wa atarashii jisho ga hoshii desu.<\/em><br \/>I want a new dictionary.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u3082\u3046\u5c11\u3057\u6642\u9593\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Mou sukoshi jikan ga hoshii desu.<\/em><br \/>I would like a little more time.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u4f55\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Nani ga hoshii desu ka.<\/em><br \/>What do you want?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The desired object usually comes with the <a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/when-to-use-the-particle-ga\/\">particle <span lang=\"ja\">\u304c<\/span><\/a>. This is the basic pattern worth memorizing: <span lang=\"ja\">\u6c34\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span>, not <span lang=\"ja\">\u6c34\u3092\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>What does hoshii mean?<\/h2>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span> can be translated as \u201cto want,\u201d \u201cto desire,\u201d or \u201cto like having,\u201d depending on the context. Although it often becomes a verb in Portuguese translation, grammatically it is an <strong>\u3044-adjective<\/strong>. Therefore, its conjugation follows the same pattern as words like <span lang=\"ja\">\u65b0\u3057\u3044<\/span> (new) and <span lang=\"ja\">\u697d\u3057\u3044<\/span> (fun).<\/p>\n\n<p>If this classification is still new to you, review the <a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/adjectives-i-in-japanese\/\">\u3044-adjectives in Japanese<\/a>. Understanding this foundation makes the negative and past forms of <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span> much more predictable.<\/p>\n\n<h2>How to conjugate \u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/h2>\n\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr><th>Tense and polarity<\/th><th>Form<\/th><th>Approximate meaning<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Non-past affirmative<\/td><td><span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/span><br \/><em>hoshii desu<\/em><\/td><td>I want<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Non-past negative<\/td><td><span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/span><br \/><em>hoshikunai desu<\/em><\/td><td>I don't want<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Affirmative past<\/td><td><span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059<\/span><br \/><em>hoshikatta desu<\/em><\/td><td>I wanted<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>negative past<\/td><td><span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059<\/span><br \/><em>hoshikunakatta desu<\/em><\/td><td>I didn't want it \/ I didn't want to<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h3>Examples in affirmative and negative<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u65c5\u884c\u306e\u5199\u771f\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Ryokou no shashin ga hoshii desu.<\/em><br \/>I want the photos of the trip.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Kyou wa koohii ga hoshikunai desu.<\/em><br \/>Today I don't want coffee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Examples in the past<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u306e\u3068\u304d\u3001\u72ac\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Kodomo no toki, inu ga hoshikatta desu.<\/em><br \/>When I was a child, I wanted a dog.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u524d\u306f\u8eca\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Mae wa kuruma ga hoshikunakatta desu.<\/em><br \/>Before, I didn't want a car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>In Japanese, the so-called \u201cnon-past\u201d can refer to both the present and a future situation. The time is usually made clear by words like <span lang=\"ja\">\u4eca<\/span> (now), <span lang=\"ja\">\u4eca\u65e5<\/span> (today) or by context.<\/p>\n\n<!--Ads6-->\n\n<h2>When to use \u304c and when to use \u306f with \u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/h2>\n\n<p>In a neutral sentence, <span lang=\"ja\">\u304c<\/span> marks what is desired:<\/p>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30d1\u30bd\u30b3\u30f3\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Atarashii pasokon ga hoshii desu.<\/em><br \/>I want a new computer.<\/p>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">\u306f<\/span> it can appear when there is contrast or when the item is already the topic of the conversation:<\/p>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">\u30d1\u30bd\u30b3\u30f3\u306f\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30bf\u30d6\u30ec\u30c3\u30c8\u306f\u8981\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Pasokon wa hoshii desu ga, taburetto wa irimasen.<\/em><br \/>I want a computer, but I don't need a tablet.<\/p>\n\n<p>This does not turn <span lang=\"ja\">\u306f<\/span> into an automatic substitute for <span lang=\"ja\">\u304c<\/span>. To begin with, memorize <span lang=\"ja\">N\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span> and use <span lang=\"ja\">\u306f<\/span> when there is a clear reason to topicalize or contrast the noun.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Hoshii in casual and polite sentences<\/h2>\n\n<p>The form without <span lang=\"ja\">\u3067\u3059<\/span>, like <span lang=\"ja\">\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u9774\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span>, is common in casual conversations and personal thoughts. Adding <span lang=\"ja\">\u3067\u3059<\/span> makes the sentence polite, but does not change the inflection of <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span>: what changes to negative or past tense is still the adjective.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u3053\u308c\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Kore ga hoshii.<\/em><br \/>I want this. (casual)<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u3053\u308c\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Kore ga hoshii desu.<\/em><br \/>I want this. (polite)<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u3053\u308c\u306f\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Kore wa hoshikunai desu.<\/em><br \/>I don't want this. (polite, with contrast)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>It is also possible to use <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c<\/span> to present a need or desire and let the other person respond. In a stationery store, for example:<\/p>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">\u767d\u3044\u7d19\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c\u2026\u2026\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Shiroi kami ga hoshii n desu ga\u2026<\/em><br \/>I would like some white paper\u2026<\/p>\n\n<p>The sentence does not end with an explicit question. The ending <span lang=\"ja\">\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c<\/span> creates space for the other person to offer help, ask a question, or indicate where to find the item. This resource is useful when the context makes the request predictable, but it does not replace all ways of asking for something.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Does Hoshii mean \u201cto want\u201d or \u201cto need\u201d?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The safest translation of <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span> is \u201cto want\u201d or \u201cto desire.\u201d In Portuguese, we sometimes translate a sentence as \u201cI need\u201d because it sounds more natural in the situation, but this equivalence depends on the context.<\/p>\n\n<p>Compare:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u4f11\u307f\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Yasumi ga hoshii desu.<\/em><br \/>I want some time off \/ I need some time off.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u30d1\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Pasupooto ga hitsuyou desu.<\/em><br \/>It is necessary to have a passport \/ I need a passport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>In the first sentence, the speaker expresses desire. In the second, <span lang=\"ja\">\u5fc5\u8981<\/span> indicates objective necessity. Translating all of <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span> as \u201cto need\u201d can erase this difference.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Hoshii and tai: what is the difference?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The main difference lies in the type of desire:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span lang=\"ja\">N\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span><\/strong>: I want a thing.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span lang=\"ja\">V\u307e\u3059 + \u305f\u3044<\/span><\/strong>: I want to perform an action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Compare:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u306e\u672c\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Nihongo no hon ga hoshii desu.<\/em><br \/>I want a Japanese book.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u306e\u672c\u3092\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Nihongo no hon o yomitai desu.<\/em><br \/>I want to read a Japanese book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>In the first sentence, the focus is on the desired thing: the book. In the second, the focus is on the action of reading. To form the second structure safely, also see <a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/how-to-form-sentence-in-japanese\/\">how to organize sentences in Japanese<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>How to talk about someone else's desire?<\/h2>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span> describes an internal state. Therefore, it is more natural to use it for one's own desire or in questions directed at the interlocutor. When stating a third person's desire, Japanese usually indicates the source of the information or an observable behavior.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Reporting what the person said<\/h3>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">\u7f8e\u54b2\u3055\u3093\u306f\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u81ea\u8ee2\u8eca\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Misaki-san wa atarashii jitensha ga hoshii to itte imasu.<\/em><br \/>Misaki says she wants a new bicycle.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Describing a perceived desire<\/h3>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">\u5f1f\u306f\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u6b32\u3057\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Otouto wa atarashii geemu o hoshigatte imasu.<\/em><br \/>My younger brother is wanting a new game.<\/p>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u304c\u308b<\/span> works as a verb and usually marks the desired thing with <span lang=\"ja\">\u3092<\/span>. The nuance is \u201cshowing signs of wanting,\u201d not directly accessing the person's thoughts. In reports, <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059<\/span> is usually the more transparent alternative.<\/p>\n\n<h2>What does V\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044 mean?<\/h2>\n\n<p>When <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span> comes after a <a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/form-you-verbs-in-japanese\/\">verb in form <span lang=\"ja\">\u3066<\/span><\/a>, the meaning is no longer \u201cI want something\u201d but rather <strong>\u201cI want someone to do something\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The basic structure is:<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Person \u306b + object \u3092 + verb in the \u3066 form + <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u307f\u306a\u3055\u3093\u306b\u3053\u306e\u672c\u3092\u8aad\u3093\u3067\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Minasan ni kono hon o yonde hoshii desu.<\/em><br \/>I want everyone to read this book.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u53cb\u3060\u3061\u306b\u624b\u4f1d\u3063\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Tomodachi ni tetsudatte hoshii desu.<\/em><br \/>I want a friend to help me.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u3053\u306e\u6620\u753b\u3092\u898b\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Kono eiga o mite hoshii desu.<\/em><br \/>I want you to watch this movie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Note the correct form <span lang=\"ja\">\u8aad\u3093\u3067\u307b\u3057\u3044<\/span>: the verb <span lang=\"ja\">\u8aad\u3080<\/span> will come <span lang=\"ja\">\u8aad\u3093\u3067<\/span> in the <span lang=\"ja\">\u3066<\/span>. form. Forms like <span lang=\"ja\">\u8aad\u3093\u3060\u307b\u3057\u3044<\/span> are incorrect.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Is V\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044 an order?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Not necessarily. The structure expresses a desire directed at another person's action. Depending on the relationship, intonation, and situation, however, the direct form <span lang=\"ja\">V\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044<\/span> can sound strong, insistent, or demanding.<\/p>\n\n<p>Among close people, it can be natural:<\/p>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">Please come early tomorrow.<\/span><br \/><em>Ashita wa hayaku kite hoshii.<\/em><br \/>I want you to come early tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n<p>When you are asking for help or speaking with someone you are not close to, a formulation with <span lang=\"ja\">\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c<\/span> presents the request in a less abrupt way:<\/p>\n\n<p><span lang=\"ja\">\u3059\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3001\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u898b\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c\u2026\u2026\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Sumimasen, chotto mite hoshii n desu ga\u2026<\/em><br \/>Excuse me, I would like you to take a look\u2026<\/p>\n\n<p>In formal situations or with superiors, prefer a request appropriate to the level of politeness, such as <span lang=\"ja\">V\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/span>. Therefore, <span lang=\"ja\">V\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044<\/span> is not a construction reserved for bosses, but it is also not automatically polite just because it ends in <span lang=\"ja\">\u3067\u3059<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Mini dialogue with V\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> <span lang=\"ja\">\u3059\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3001\u3053\u306e\u30e1\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u898b\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c\u2026\u2026\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Sumimasen, kono meeru o mite hoshii n desu ga\u2026<\/em><br \/>Excuse me, I would like you to take a look at this email\u2026<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>B:<\/strong> <span lang=\"ja\">\u306f\u3044\u3001\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088\u3002\u3069\u3046\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Hai, ii desu yo. Dou shimashita ka.<\/em><br \/>Sure. What happened?<\/p>\n\n<p>A's speech presents the request without turning <span lang=\"ja\">\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044<\/span> into an order. B accepts and asks for more context. In a service situation or when facing someone hierarchically superior, a question with <span lang=\"ja\">\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u307e\u3059\u304b<\/span> may be more appropriate.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Common mistakes with hoshii<\/h2>\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>To use <span lang=\"ja\">\u3092<\/span> in <span lang=\"ja\">N\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span>.<\/strong> For a desired thing, the basic pattern is <span lang=\"ja\">N\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treating <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span> as a verb in the conjugation.<\/strong> He is an \u3044-adjective: <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044<\/span>, <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To use <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span> for \u201cI want to do\u201d.<\/strong> For your own actions, use <span lang=\"ja\">V\u305f\u3044<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Put the verb in the past tense before <span lang=\"ja\">\u307b\u3057\u3044<\/span>.<\/strong> For \u201cI want you to read\u201d, say <span lang=\"ja\">\u8aad\u3093\u3067\u307b\u3057\u3044<\/span>, with the <span lang=\"ja\">\u3066-form<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To presume someone else's desire.<\/strong> In statements about third parties, cite what they said or use a form that indicates observation, like <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ignoring the social relationship.<\/strong> <span lang=\"ja\">\u4f55\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/span> is possible, but it can be too direct to ask a person of higher status what they want.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>Quick exercise<\/h2>\n\n<p>Choose between <span lang=\"ja\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span>, <span lang=\"ja\">\u305f\u3044<\/span> and <span lang=\"ja\">\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>I want a new camera.<\/li>\n<li>I want to take photos in Kyoto.<\/li>\n<li>I want my friend to see these photos.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30ab\u30e1\u30e9\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Atarashii kamera ga hoshii desu.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u4eac\u90fd\u3067\u5199\u771f\u3092\u64ae\u308a\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Kyouto de shashin o toritai desu.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ja\">\u53cb\u3060\u3061\u306b\u3053\u306e\u5199\u771f\u3092\u898b\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/span><br \/><em>Tomodachi ni kono shashin o mite hoshii desu.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>The summary is simple: <strong>thing + <span lang=\"ja\">\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/span><\/strong>, <strong>own action + <span lang=\"ja\">\u305f\u3044<\/span><\/strong> and <strong>another person's action + <span lang=\"ja\">\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044<\/span><\/strong>. By mastering this separation, you will express desires much more clearly in Japanese.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Common questions<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-442738160f4db\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">What does hoshii mean in Japanese?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Hoshii (\u6b32\u3057\u3044) expresses the desire to have something. The basic structure is N\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059, as in \u65b0\u3057\u3044\u672c\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059: \u2018I want a new book.\u2019.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-7b3b68894698c\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Is Hoshii a verb or an adjective?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>\u6b32\u3057\u3044 is an \u3044-adjective, although it is usually translated by the verb \u2018to want\u2019 in Portuguese. Therefore, it conjugates as \u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044, \u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f, and \u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-c4a0ffd7c3180\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Which particle to use with hoshii?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>To mark the desired thing, the basic pattern uses \u304c: N\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044. The particle \u306f can appear to indicate topic or contrast, but \u3092 is not used with the adjective \u6b32\u3057\u3044 in this structure.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-ddf6628a6ccf1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">What is the difference between hoshii and tai?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>N\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044 indicates that you want a thing. V\u305f\u3044 indicates that you want to perform an action. \u672c\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044 means \u2018I want a book\u2019; \u672c\u3092\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044 means \u2018I want to read a book\u2019.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-26349b534c244\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">What does te hoshii mean?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>V\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044 means that the speaker wants another person to perform an action. \u8aad\u3093\u3067\u307b\u3057\u3044 is \u2018I want you to read\u2019; the verb needs to be in the \u3066 form.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-d7f8e4d74d850\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Is V\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044 an order?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Not by definition. The structure expresses a desire about another person's action, but the direct form can sound strong depending on the relationship and context. V\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c softens the presentation of the request; formal situations may require a more polite form.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-eca324d584b26\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">How to say that another person wants something in Japanese?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>You can report what she said with N\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059. To describe observable signs of desire, \u6b32\u3057\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059 is common and marks the desired thing with \u3092.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Sources for further study<\/h2>\n\n<p>The explanations were checked against materials from the Japan Foundation: the entry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyozai.jpf.go.jp\/kyozai\/material\/BTS00156\/ja\/render.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"ja\">N\u304c\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/span> from Minna no Kyozai<\/a>, The <a href=\"https:\/\/a1.marugotoweb.jp\/ja\/appendix_06.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the conjugation table for \u3044 adjectives from Marugoto<\/a>, the Irodori chapter on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irodori.jpf.go.jp\/assets\/data\/pre-intermediate\/pdf\/ZZ_L11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"ja\">V\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c<\/span><\/a> and the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpf.go.jp\/j\/project\/japanese\/teach\/tsushin\/grammar\/201507.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Expression of desire<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to use hoshii (\u6b32\u3057\u3044) to say you want something in Japanese, conjugate the expression, and distinguish \u305f\u3044, \u6b32\u3057\u304c\u308b, and \u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":2117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,70,73],"tags":[69,2,3],"class_list":["post-2108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curso-de-japones-gratis","category-gramatica-japonesa","category-verbos-em-japones","tag-curso-japones-gratis","tag-idioma-japones","tag-nihongo","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4434,"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2108\/revisions\/4434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}