欲しい
Japanese
Kanji in this term |
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欲 |
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kun’yomi |
Adjective
Usage notes
- The act of wanting something in Japanese, unlike in English, is usually denoted by an adjective (欲しい) instead of with a verb ("to want").
- A verb denoting willingness (欲する (hossuru)) exists, but its usage is quite uncommon.
- The usage of this word can be considered overly direct or childish.
- Adding たい (-tai) to a verb is also often used with a similar meaning:
- ケーキを食べたい。
- Kēki o tabetai.
- I want to eat a cake.
- ケーキを食べたい。
- When following the ない (nai) form of a verb + て (te) it means "don't want you to".
Inflection
Inflection of 欲しい
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | 欲しかろ | ほしかろ | hoshikaro |
Continuative (連用形) | 欲しく | ほしく | hoshiku |
Terminal (終止形) | 欲しい | ほしい | hoshii |
Attributive (連体形) | 欲しい | ほしい | hoshii |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | 欲しけれ | ほしけれ | hoshikere |
Imperative (命令形) | 欲しかれ | ほしかれ | hoshikare |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | 欲しくない | ほしくない | hoshiku nai |
Informal past | 欲しかった | ほしかった | hoshikatta |
Informal negative past | 欲しくなかった | ほしくなかった | hoshiku nakatta |
Formal | 欲しいです | ほしいです | hoshii desu |
Formal negative | 欲しくないです | ほしくないです | hoshiku nai desu |
Formal past | 欲しかったです | ほしかったです | hoshikatta desu |
Formal negative past | 欲しくなかったです | ほしくなかったです | hoshiku nakatta desu |
Conjunctive | 欲しくて | ほしくて | hoshikute |
Conditional | 欲しければ | ほしければ | hoshikereba |
Provisional | 欲しかったら | ほしかったら | hoshikattara |
Volitional | 欲しかろう | ほしかろう | hoshikarō |
Adverbial | 欲しく | ほしく | hoshiku |
Degree | 欲しさ | ほしさ | hoshisa |
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