たい
(Tai)
want to ___ (speaker's own desire).
Connection rules
- ＋Verb stem + たい (e.g., 食べる → 食べたい, 行く → 行きたい)
- ＋Conjugates as an い-adjective: 食べたくない ('don't want to eat'), 食べたかった ('wanted to eat').
- ＋For third-person desire, use -たがる (食べたがる) or other constructions.
Examples
1.
日本に行きたいです。
Nippon ni iki tai desu.
I want to go to Japan.
「want to ___ (speaker's own desire)」
2.
水が飲みたい。
Mizu ga nomi tai.
I want to drink water. (plain)
「want to ___ (speaker's own desire)」