ほしい
(Hoshii)
want (a thing) — for the speaker's own desire.
Connection rules
- ＋Noun + が + ほしい(です)
- ＋For actions, use -たい, not ほしい.
- ＋Third-person: use ほしがる or rephrase.
Examples
1.
新しい車がほしいです。
Atarashii kuruma ga hoshii desu.
I want a new car.
「want (a thing) — for the speaker's own desire」
2.
お金がほしい。
Okane ga hoshii.
I want money. (plain)
「want (a thing) — for the speaker's own desire」