24. I want

1. 24. I want • ほしい and ～たい

2. 1) ほしい and ～たい Particle “が” marks the object of “want” or “want to.” • A:　ねむくないですか。 コーヒーが　ほしいですね。 • B:　ほんとうですね。　コーヒーが　のみたいですね。 • A:　コーヒーショップに　いきましょうか。 • B:　ええ、そうしましょう。 “ほしい” and“たい”are used when you describe what you want or what you want to do. It can also be used when you are asking someone what they want or what they want to do. However, using these words when asking someone older what they want or what they want to do is not very polite. A: Are you not sleepy? We want coffee, don’t we? B: Really. I want to drink some coffee. A: Shall we go to a coffee shop? B: Let’s do that. “ほしい” resembles the English word “want.” However, it is not a verb in Japanese but an i-adjective. It is used when you want something that is either tangible or intangible. “～たい” is used when you want to do something. To form “～たい” phrase, simply replace “ます”with“たい” of the verb. For example, “のみます”should be changed to “のみたい” to mean “I want to drink.” Since these words are not verbs in Japanese, particle used to mark the object is not “を,” but it is “が.”

3. Check if you can do this! • Talk about what you want for your birthday. • Talk about what you want to do during the next school break. たんじょうびbirthday つぎのやすみthe next break

4. References • [Illustrations]. Retrieved June, 2019 from https://www.ac-illust.com/