〜たい
N5tai
want to (do)
Formation
Verb-stem + たい
Chinese meanings
想要做
Chinese formation
动词ます形词干+たい
Chinese usage
表示说话人的愿望,也用于询问对方的愿望。
Chinese notes
像い形容词一样变形;动作对象可用が或を。
Examples
- 夏休みに沖縄へ行きたいです。I want to go to Okinawa during summer vacation.暑假我想去冲绳。
- 冷たい水が飲みたいです。I want to drink some cold water.我想喝凉水。
- 何が食べたいですか。What do you want to eat?你想吃什么?
Notes
Conjugates like an い-adjective: 〜たくない, 〜たかった. The object can take が or を. Not used to state another person's wishes directly.
#desire
Related N5 grammar
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Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('tai');
{
"id": "tai",
"pattern": "〜たい",
"romaji": "tai",
"level": "N5",
"meaning": "want to (do)",
"formation": "Verb-stem + たい",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "夏休みに沖縄へ行きたいです。",
"furigana": "{夏休|なつやす}みに{沖縄|おきなわ}へ{行|い}きたいです。",
"en": "I want to go to Okinawa during summer vacation."
},
{
"ja": "冷たい水が飲みたいです。",
"furigana": "{冷|つめ}たい{水|みず}が{飲|の}みたいです。",
"en": "I want to drink some cold water."
},
{
"ja": "何が食べたいですか。",
"furigana": "{何|なに}が{食|た}べたいですか。",
"en": "What do you want to eat?"
}
],
"tags": [
"desire"
],
"notes": "Conjugates like an い-adjective: 〜たくない, 〜たかった. The object can take が or を. Not used to state another person's wishes directly.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "57359b90f186c75da38af964d525153100b55d397f7eaaa6a804a0fb0d1eef46",
"meanings": [
"想要做"
],
"formation": "动词ます形词干+たい",
"explanation": "表示说话人的愿望,也用于询问对方的愿望。",
"notes": "像い形容词一样变形;动作对象可用が或を。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "夏休みに沖縄へ行きたいです。",
"zh": "暑假我想去冲绳。"
},
{
"ja": "冷たい水が飲みたいです。",
"zh": "我想喝凉水。"
},
{
"ja": "何が食べたいですか。",
"zh": "你想吃什么?"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n5.json#tai",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "471e91f61de8230ef3e5fc235508581b3bf5f9083737a9d4d5ee6b790362bedd"
}
}