〜がほしい
N5ga 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。
- 誕生日に何がほしいですか。What do you want for your birthday?你生日想要什么?
- 今は何もほしくないです。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.
#desire
Related N5 grammar
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}