文法 · JLPT N4 grammar

〜てほしい

te hoshii · want someone to ~

〜てほしい means you want someone else to do something: 母に元気になってほしい, I want my mother to get well.

How to form it

Person + に + V-て + ほしい友達に来てほしい
V-ないで + ほしい行かないでほしい

How it is used

For your own actions use 〜たい; for other people's, 〜てほしい.

Said straight to a superior it is too blunt. Turn it into a request: 〜ていただけませんか.

Examples

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  • 子どもには元気に育ってほしいです。I want my children to grow up healthy.
  • もっとゆっくり話してほしいです。I'd like you to speak more slowly.
  • 部屋でたばこを吸わないでほしい。I don't want you smoking in the room.
  • 友達に誕生日パーティーに来てほしいです。I want my friends to come to my birthday party.

Practice: 2 JLPT questions using 〜てほしい

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