Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn te hoshii for expressing what you want someone else to do.
- Form and connection: [Verb te-form] ほしい
- Nuance in real use: てほしい projects your wishes onto others — it's not "you do it" but "I hope you do it." This indirectness makes it useful in both intimate relationships and hierarchical situations.
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn te hoshii for expressing what you want someone else to do.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
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[Verb te-form] ほしいShow answer
I want you to come tomorrow.Show answer
子こどもたちに幸しあわせになってほしい。 ([Verb te-form] ほしい)Continue learning
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