〜tai

〜たい〜tai
verb suffix to express desire

Usages of 〜tai

私わたし　は　ビール　が　飲のみたい　です。watasi ha biiru ga nomitai desu.
I want to drink beer.
日に本ほん語ご　が　習ならいたい　です。nihongo ga naraitai desu.
(I) want to learn Japanese.
明あ日した　は　何なに　を　食たべたい　です　か？asita ha nani wo tabetai desu ka?
What do (you) want to eat tomorrow?
彼かの女じょ　は　医い者しゃ　に　行いきたく　なかった　です。kanozyo ha isya ni ikitaku nakatta desu.
She didn't want to go to the doctor.
おかしな　映えい画が　が　見みたい　です。okasina eiga ga mitai desu.
I want to see a funny movie.
おかしい　映えい画が　が　見みたい　です。okasii eiga ga mitai desu.
I want to see a funny movie.
日に本ほん語ご　を　習ならいたい　です。nihongo wo naraitai desu.
(I) want to learn Japanese.
日に本ほん　へ　行いきたかった　です。nihon he ikitakatta desu.
She wanted to go to Japan.
彼かの女じょ　は　母ぼ国こく　に　帰かえりたい。kanozyo ha bokoku ni kaeritai.
She wants to return to her homeland.
あんな　映えい画が　は　もう　二に度どと　見みたく　ない。anna eiga ha mou nidoto mitaku nai.
I don't want to see such a movie ever again.
どんな　人ひと　と　結けっ婚こんしたい　です　か？donna hito to kekkonsitai desu ka?
What kind of person do you want to marry?
彼かれ　の　ほか　に　誰だれ　が　その　映えい画が　を　見みたい　です　か？kare no hoka ni dare ga sono eiga wo mitai desu ka?
Who else besides him wants to see that movie?
彼かれ　は　まだ　大お人とな　に　なりたく　ない。kare ha mada otona ni naritaku nai.
He still doesn't want to become an adult.
また　旅りょ行こうしたい　なあ。mata ryokousitai naa.
I want to travel again.

なあ is used here to express desire or longing

温ぬるい　ジュース　は　飲のみたく　ない　です。nurui zyuusu ha nomitaku nai desu.
I don't want to drink lukewarm juice.
誰だれ　に　電でん話わ　を　掛かけたい　です　か？dare ni denwa wo kaketai desu ka?
Who do you want to call?
彼かの女じょ　は　政せい治じ家か　に　なりたい　と　言いって　います。kanozyo ha seizika ni naritai to itte imasu.
She says she wants to become a politician.
その　蛇へび　に　は　触さわりたく　ない　です。sono hebi ni ha sawaritaku nai desu.
I don't want to touch that snake.
お金かね　が　あれば、　新あたらしい　車くるま　を　買かいたい　です。okane ga areba, atarasii kuruma wo kaitai desu.
If I have money, I want to buy a new car.
冬ふゆ　の　ころ、　寒さむくて　外そと　に　出でたく　なかった。huyu no koro, samukute soto ni detaku nakatta.
Around wintertime, it was (so) cold I didn't want to go outside.
先せん生せい　に　ご意い見けん　を　伺うかがいたい　です。sensei ni goiken wo ukagaitai desu.
I would like to ask for your opinion, teacher.
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