'~want to' in Japanese (たい form)

The conjugation method that is explained here can be applied to all the verbs irrespective of their group.

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To change the verbs into 'want' form, please use the following method:

Remove ます and add たい

Examples:

• たべます (to eat)ーremove ますー add たい= たべたい (want to eat)

• のみます (to drink)ーremove ますーadd たい=のみたい (want to drink)

• あそびます (to play)ーremove ますーadd たい=あそびたい (want to play)

• けっこんします (to marry)ーremove ますーadd たい= けっこんしたい (want to get married)

Please try to change some verbs on your own. If you have any questions, ask me in the comments!

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Now that we know how to make 'tai' forms of the verb, let's see how you can modify these further .i.e. how you can change these into negative, past and negative-past forms.

🌸 'Tai' form is modified just like ’い’ type adjectives. If you don't know how to modify 'i' type adjectives, please read my blog about adjectives. Click here

🌸 Negative form

Remove い and add くない

Eg:

✔ たべたい (want to eat) ーremove いーadd くない= たべたくない (don't want to eat)

✔いきたい (want to go)ーremove いーadd くない=いきたくない (don't want to go)

🌸Past form

Remove い and add かった

Eg:

✔ のみたい (want to drink) ーremove いーadd かった= のみたかった (wanted to drink)

✔ あそびたい (want to play)－remove いーadd かった= あそびたかった (wanted to play)

🌸Negative-past form

Remove い from the negative form and add かった

Eg:

✔ いきたくない (don't want to go) ーremove いーadd かった＝ いきたくなかった (did not want to go)

✔ たべたくない (don't want to eat)ーremove いーadd かった＝たべたくなかった (did not want to eat)

That's all！

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Now let's learn how to make sentences using 'tai' form :

For making sentences using this form of the verb, you can use を particle just like you would use for making normal sentences. Sometimes を changes to が particle. You can use either. Both are correct. (が particle is more widely used)

🍣 I want to eat sushi.

わたしはすしを・がたべたいです。

watashi wa sushi wo/ga tabetai desu.

✈ I want to go to Italy.

わたしはイタリヤへいきたいです。

watashi wa itaria e ikitai desu.

(in this case we would use direction particle へ just as we would normally do)

🍻 I want to drink a beer.

わたしはビールを・がのみたいです。

watashi wa biru wo/ga nomitai desu.

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