たい
Meanings
- Auxiliary adjective, い-adjective want to do ...; would like to do ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
- Particle indicates emphasis (at sentence end)
- Suffix, い-adjective very ... (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb; also ったい) See also: めでたい.
Example sentences
- それはあなたが一人になりたくないからです。
It's because you don't want to be alone. - 私は一時期、天体物理学者になりたかった。
I once wanted to be an astrophysicist. - ダサい奴には、なりたくない。かっこよくなりたい！
I don't want to be lame; I want to be cool!! - 大きくなったら王様になりたい。
When I grow up, I want to be a king. - お金を稼ぎたいならアメリカが一番だ。
America is a lovely place to be, if you are here to earn money.
Words containing たい
- 猫の手も借りたい (ねこのてもかりたい) extremely busy
- 穴があったら入りたい (あながあったらはいりたい) (to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear
- 親の顔が見たい (おやのかおがみたい) what parents would bring up a kid like this?
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