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〜がほしい

N5
ga hoshii

want (something)

Formation

Noun + がほしい

Chinese meanings

想要(某物)

Chinese formation

名词+がほしい

Chinese usage

表示想得到某物的愿望。

Chinese notes

表示想做某事时用〜たい;ほしい按い形容词变形。

Examples

  • 新あたらしいパソコンがほしいです。
    I want a new computer.
    我想要一台新电脑。
  • 誕たん生じょう日びに何なにがほしいですか。
    What do you want for your birthday?
    你生日想要什么?
  • 今いまは何なにもほしくないです。
    I don't want anything right now.
    我现在什么也不想要。

Notes

For things, not actions (actions use 〜たい). Conjugates like an い-adjective: ほしくない, ほしかった.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ga-hoshii');
{
  "id": "ga-hoshii",
  "pattern": "〜がほしい",
  "romaji": "ga hoshii",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "want (something)",
  "formation": "Noun + がほしい",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "新しいパソコンがほしいです。",
      "furigana": "{新|あたら}しいパソコンがほしいです。",
      "en": "I want a new computer."
    },
    {
      "ja": "誕生日に何がほしいですか。",
      "furigana": "{誕生|たんじょう}{日|び}に{何|なに}がほしいですか。",
      "en": "What do you want for your birthday?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "今は何もほしくないです。",
      "furigana": "{今|いま}は{何|なに}もほしくないです。",
      "en": "I don't want anything right now."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "desire"
  ],
  "notes": "For things, not actions (actions use 〜たい). Conjugates like an い-adjective: ほしくない, ほしかった.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "9c1debec079d9c9cb50e1fd6dd5383bc860a9810d1ae9dfcc0fc5bca1a7f44c8",
    "meanings": [
      "想要(某物)"
    ],
    "formation": "名词+がほしい",
    "explanation": "表示想得到某物的愿望。",
    "notes": "表示想做某事时用〜たい;ほしい按い形容词变形。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "新しいパソコンがほしいです。",
        "zh": "我想要一台新电脑。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "誕生日に何がほしいですか。",
        "zh": "你生日想要什么?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "今は何もほしくないです。",
        "zh": "我现在什么也不想要。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#ga-hoshii",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6672a7c9b65201426329f2c612a81d88a3bc1594555d5d6056caade552b77f99"
  }
}