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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜たい

N5
tai

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

  • 夏なつ休やすみに沖おき縄なわへ行いきたいです。
    I want to go to Okinawa during summer vacation.
    暑假我想去冲绳。
  • 冷つめたい水みずが飲のみたいです。
    I want to drink some cold water.
    我想喝凉水。
  • 何なにが食たべたいですか。
    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.

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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"
  }
}