Learn Japanese grammar: がほしい / が欲しい (ga hoshii). Meaning: to want something. This grammar is used to show that someone wants something.
Simply add がほしい after the desired object (noun).
Both the kanji and hiragana versions can be used.
How to say I want something
- これがほしい
- kore ga hoshii
- I want this
How to say I want to do something
If you want to say you want to do something, instead use たい (tai).
How to say I want someone to do something
If you want to say you want someone to do something, instead use てほしい (te hoshii) from N4.
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がほしい - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
もっとお金が欲しいです。
Example #2
彼女がほしい。
Example #3
お金がたくさんほしい。
Example #4
何人子どもがほしいですか？
Example #5
新しいGoProカメラが欲しいです！
Example #6
いつか自分の家が欲しいです。
Example #7
日本で作られた車が欲しい。
Example #8
最近、仕事が忙しすぎてリラックスする時間が欲しい。
Example #9
彼が持っているみたいなパソコンが欲しい。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| お金 | おかね | money |
| 子供 | こども | child |
| 新しい | あたらしい | new; novel; fresh; recent; latest |
| 自分 | じぶん | myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; i; me |
| 日本 | にほん | Japan |
| 車 | くるま | car; automobile; vehicle |
| 仕事 | しごと | work; job; business |
| 待つ | まつ | to wait |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | she; her; girlfriend |
| お金 | おかね | money |
| 沢山 | たくさん | a lot |
| 何人 | なんにん | how many (people) |
| 子供 | こども | children |
| 新しい | あたらしい | new |
| 自由 | じゆう | freedom |
| 作る | つくる | to make |
| 最近 | さいきん | lately |
| 仕事 | しごと | work |
| 忙しい | いそがしい | busy |
| 時間 | じかん | time |
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