Japanese

<p>
	In the same way in which to like or dislike is expressed using adjectives in Japanese, to say that you want a thing (a noun) 
	you use the adjective <strong>ほしい</strong>. Because <strong>ほしい</strong> is an adjective and not a verb, you use the 
	subject particle <strong>が</strong> after the desired object. Check out the example sentences below to see how <strong>ほしい</strong>
	is used in context.	
</p>

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Expressing Desire: Nouns

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	彼かの女じょ　は　猫ねこ　が　ほしく　ない　です。　犬いぬ　が　好すき　です。 kanozyo ha neko ga hosiku nai desu. inu ga suki desu.
Meaning	She doesn't want a cat. She likes dogs.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

to be	です desu
topic particle	は ha
dog	犬いぬ inu
subject particle	が ga
she	彼かの女じょ kanozyo
liked; likeable; loved; lovable	好すき suki
wanted	ほしい hosii
cat	猫ねこ neko
not	ない nai

Japanese

kanozyo ha neko ga hosiku nai desu. inu ga suki desu.

Breakdown of kanozyo ha neko ga hosiku nai desu. inu ga suki desu.

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