てほしい (I want you to)

I want you to

JLPT N4

Pattern

Verb (て-form) + ほしい

How it works

て-form + ほしい means “I want (someone) to do ~”. The person takes に: 友だちに来てほしい. The negative is ないでほしい (I don't want you to ~).

Examples

あなたにパーティーに来てほしいです。I'd like you to come to the party.
このことはだれにも言わないでほしい。I don't want you to tell anyone about this.

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 4

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