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.	
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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
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Expressing Desire: Nouns

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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