欲しい
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term |
| 欲 |
Adjective [edit]
欲しい (い-i inflection, hiragana ほしい, romaji hoshii)
Usage notes [edit]
- The act of wanting something in Japanese, unlike in English, is usually denoted by an adjective (欲しい) instead of with a verb ("to want").
- A verb denoting willingness (欲する, ほっする, hossuru) exists, but it's usage is quite uncommon.
- The usage of this word can be considered overly direct or childish.
- Adding a たい (tai) to a verb is often used too with a similar meaning:
- When following the ない (nai) form of a verb + て (te) it means "don't want you to".
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of "欲しい"
| Stem forms | Imperfective (未然形) | 欲しかろ | ほしかろ | hoshikaro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuative (連用形) | 欲しく | ほしく | hoshiku | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 欲しい | ほしい | hoshii | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 欲しい | ほしい | hoshii | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 欲しけれ | ほしけれ | hoshikere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 欲しかれ | ほしかれ | hoshikare | |
| Key constructions | Informal negative | 欲しくない | ほしくない | hoshiku nai |
| Informal past | 欲しかった | ほしかった | hoshikatta | |
| Informal negative past | 欲しくなかった | ほしくなかった | hoshiku nakatta | |
| Formal | 欲しいです | ほしいです | hoshii desu | |
| Formal negative | 欲しくないです | ほしくないです | hoshiku nai desu | |
| Formal past | 欲しかったです | ほしかったです | hoshikatta desu | |
| Formal negative past | 欲しくなかったです | ほしくなかったです | hoshiku nakatta desu | |
| Conjunctive | 欲しくて | ほしくて | hoshikute | |
| Conditional | 欲しければ | ほしければ | hoshikereba | |
| Provisional | 欲しかったら | ほしかったら | hoshikattara | |
| Volitional | 欲しかろう | ほしかろう | hoshikarō | |
| Adverbial | 欲しく | ほしく | hoshiku | |
| Degree | 欲しさ | ほしさ | hoshisa |