{"id":2108,"date":"2009-11-04T06:21:42","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T08:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/?p=2108"},"modified":"2020-02-13T13:49:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T16:49:58","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":"How to say you want something in Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"604ea9ec9f03ce20cb5fee53cf49f850\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0652292147574552\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Ads responsivo Inicio Post CAJap -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0652292147574552\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3298668993\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Learn once and for all to <strong>how to say you want something in japanese<\/strong>!<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1605 size-full\" title=\"How to say you want something in Japanese\" src=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/guia-de-estudo-do-curso-de-japones.jpg\" alt=\"How to say you want something in Japanese\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/guia-de-estudo-do-curso-de-japones.jpg 100w, https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/guia-de-estudo-do-curso-de-japones-203x150.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Japanese language, there is a difference between saying that you want to do something and that you simply want something.<\/p>\n<h2>How to say you want something in Japanese<\/h2>\n<p>In the previous article, we learned how to\u00a0<a title=\"Tai form of verbs in Japanese\" href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/verbs-in-japanese-in-tai-form\/\">form\u00a0<acronym title=\"tai | to want\">\u305f\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0of Japanese verbs<\/a>\u00a0to say that we want to perform an action. In today&#039;s article, we are going to learn how to use the word\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>, which is used when we want or need something.<\/p>\n<p class=\"orange\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Hover over Japanese symbols to see kanji pronunciation and translation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An interesting thing is that according to the dictionary,\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0can be translated as an adjective, verb or noun, and all these grammatical forms convey the idea of desire, greed, ambition and so on.<acronym id=\"more-1316\"><\/acronym><\/p>\n<h2>the verb tenses of\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym><\/h2>\n<p>Because it&#039;s translated in several different ways, I can&#039;t tell if it&#039;s an adjective, noun, or verb. The only things I know is that it will be translated as a verb in today&#039;s article and its conjugation will be the same as that of the\u00a0<a title=\"Japanese adjectives I\" href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/adjectives-i-in-japanese\/\">Japanese adjectives ending in\u00a0<acronym title=\"i\">\u3044<\/acronym><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>the present tense affirmative<\/h3>\n<p>In the present tense in the affirmative,\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0is used in its most primary form, using the\u00a0<acronym title=\"i\">\u3044<\/acronym>at the end of the word and appearing at the end of sentences.<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"mizu ga hoshii desu | I want (need) water.\">\u6c34\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"atarashii kuruma ga hoshii desu | I want (need) a new car.\">\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u8eca\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"okane ga hoshii| I want (need) money.\">\u304a\u91d1\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"ringo wa hoshii | I want (need) an apple.\">\u6797\u6a8e\u306f\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><strong>See too:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/japanese-express-course-online-japanese\/\">fast japanese course<\/a>!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/how-to-write-your-name-in-japanese\/\">How to write your name in Japanese?<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>the present negative tense<\/h3>\n<p>To put\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0in the past, just change the ending\u00a0<acronym title=\"i\">\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0by the etension\u00a0<acronym title=\"kunai\">\u304f\u306a\u3044<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n<p>In this way\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0will come\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | not wanting, not wanting\">\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"mizu ga hoshikunai desu | I don&#039;t want (need) water.\">\u6c34\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"atarashii kuruma ga hoshikunai desu | I don&#039;t want (need) a new car.\">\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u8eca\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"okane ga hoshikunai | I don&#039;t want (need) money.\">\u304a\u91d1\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"ringo wa hoshikunai | I don&#039;t want (need) an apple.\">\u6797\u6a8e\u306f\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<h3>past tense affirmative<\/h3>\n<p>In this tense of Japanese verbs, we change the ending\u00a0<acronym title=\"i\">\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0in\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0per\u00a0<acronym title=\"katta\">\u304b\u3063\u305f<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n<p>So,\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0will come\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshikatta | wanted, desired, desired...\">\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"mizu ga hoshikatta desu | I craved (wanted) water.\">\u6c34\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"atarashii kuruma ga hoshikatta desu | I wished (wanted) a new car.\">\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u8eca\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"okane ga hoshikatta | I wanted (wanted) money.\">\u304a\u91d1\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"ringo wa hoshikatta | I wished (wanted) an apple.\">\u6797\u6a8e\u306f\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/acronym><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h3>past negative tense<\/h3>\n<p>The negative past tense is formed by changing the ending\u00a0<acronym title=\"i\">\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0in\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0per\u00a0<acronym title=\"kunakatta\">\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus,\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0will come\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshikunakatta | didn&#039;t want, didn&#039;t want, didn&#039;t want...\">\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"mizu ga hoshikunakatta desu | I didn&#039;t crave (wanted) water.\">\u6c34\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"atarashii kuruma ga hoshikunakatta desu | I didn&#039;t want (wanted) a new car.\">\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u8eca\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"okane ga hoshikunakatta | I didn&#039;t want (wanted) money.\">\u304a\u91d1\u304c\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"ringo wa hoshikunakatta | I did not wish (wanted) an apple.\">\u6797\u6a8e\u306f\u6b32\u3057\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<h2><acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0and the form\u00a0<acronym title=\"you\">\u3066<\/acronym><\/h2>\n<p>There is a Japanese sentence construction pattern that uses a\u00a0<a title=\"form-you-verbs in japanese\" href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/form-you-verbs-in-japanese\/\">action verb in the form\u00a0<acronym title=\"you\">\u3066<\/acronym><\/a>\u00a0along with the word\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n<p>This junction of terms conveys the idea that \u201cyou want something to do something\u201d, creating a new form of imperative.<\/p>\n<p>Also, this sentence construction should not be used with all people. It is usually used when the speaker is or feels superior, such as a manager talking to his subordinates.<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"kono bunshou wo seitotachi ni wakatte hoshii | I want students to understand this sentence (sentence).\">\u3053\u306e\u6587\u7ae0\u3092\u751f\u5f92\u305f\u3061\u306b\u5206\u304b\u3063\u3066\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"kono eiga wo anata ni mite hoshii desu | I want you to see this movie.\">\u3053\u306e\u6620\u753b\u3092\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u898b\u3066\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"I want everyone to read this book.\">\u79c1\u306f\u3053\u306e\u672c\u3092\u7686\u3055\u3093\u306b\u8aad\u3093\u3060\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p>If you&#039;ve noticed, the pattern for building this type of sentence is always\u00a0<strong>subject<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0<acronym title=\"wa | topic particle\">\u306f<\/acronym>\u00a0+\u00a0<strong>something<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0<acronym title=\"the | sentence object particle\">\u3092<\/acronym>\u00a0+\u00a0<strong>somebody<\/strong>\u00a0+\u00a0<acronym title=\"ni | particle\">\u306b<\/acronym>\u00a0+\u00a0<strong>verb in form<\/strong>\u00a0<acronym title=\"you\">\u3066<\/acronym>\u00a0+\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii desu | to want\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u00a0<strong>the subject +\u00a0<acronym title=\"wa | topic particle\">\u306f<\/acronym><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<acronym title=\"desu\"><strong>\u3067\u3059<\/strong><\/acronym>\u00a0are optional.<\/p>\n<h2>Last thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>While studying, I found some peculiarities about the use of\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>relating to formality and proper placement within a sentence.<\/p>\n<p>O\u00a0<acronym title=\"desu\">\u3067\u3059<\/acronym>\u00a0at the end of sentences is optional, having no translation and serving only to add more formality to the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>when to use\u00a0<acronym title=\"hoshii | want, wish\">\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/acronym>\u00a0within a sentence, be careful not to use the object particle\u00a0<acronym title=\"O\">\u3092<\/acronym>. Instead of\u00a0<acronym title=\"O\">\u3092<\/acronym>, it is much more common to use the particle\u00a0<acronym title=\"ga\">\u304c<\/acronym>, although it is sometimes possible to find the particle\u00a0<acronym title=\"wa\">\u306f<\/acronym>\u00a0instead of\u00a0<acronym title=\"O\">\u3092<\/acronym>\u00a0and\u00a0<acronym title=\"ga\">\u304c<\/acronym>.<\/p>\n<p>\u307e\u305f\u306d\uff01<\/p>\n<p><small>Image credits belong to El Fotopakismo.<\/small><\/p>\n<h2>Kanji calligraphy exercise<\/h2>\n<p>Below are the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/the-jouyou-kanji-japanese-symbols\/\">Japanese ideographic symbols<\/a>\u00a0used in this article. Selecting the desired kanji, copy and paste them into\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/in\/imprimir-para-treinar-kanas-e-kanjis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worksheet for Kana and Kanji Practice<\/a>\u00a0, a new window will open where you can view the printable file and practice Japanese calligraphy by covering the gray symbols and then trying to write yourself. Just print and practice.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 137px\" border=\"0\" width=\"449\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u6b32<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u6c34<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u65b0<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u8eca<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u91d1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u6797<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u6a8e<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u6587<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u7ae0<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u751f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u5f92<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u5206<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u6620<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u753b<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u898b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u79c1<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u672c<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u7686<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\u8aad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn once and for all how to say you want something in Japanese! 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