たい (Want to do)

Want to do

JLPT N5
Pattern

Verb (ます-stem) + たい

How it works

ます-stem + たい means “want to do”. It conjugates like an い-adjective: たくない, たかった. The object can take が or を. Use it for your own wishes; for other people, ask with たいですか.

Examples

  • 日本へ 行きたいです。I want to go to Japan.
  • つめたい 水が 飲みたい。I want to drink cold water.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N5 · Lesson 7

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