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GRAMMAR
〜てほしい
i want you to
Explanation
NOTE

〜てほしい expresses wanting someone else to do something: 'I want you to ~'.

もっとはなてほしい
I want you to talk more.
Desire directed at someone else
彼女かのじょてほしい
I want her to come.
Person doing the action marked with に
NOTE

Mark the person you want to act with . Unlike たい, it targets others, not yourself.

STRUCTURE
V
ほしい
うそをつかないでほしい
Uso o tsukanaide hoshii.
I want you not to lie.
しずかにしてほしい
Shizuka ni shite hoshii.
I want you to be quiet.
はや帰っかえってほしい
Hayaku kaette hoshii.
I want you to come home soon.

Practice exercises

1
子供こども野菜やさいべてほしい
I want the children to eat vegetables.
Answer
ほしい
2
先生せんせいにもう一度いちど説明せつめいしてほしい
I want the teacher to explain once more.
Answer
ほしい
3
みんな協力きょうりょくしてほしい
I want everyone to cooperate.
Answer
ほしい
4
はやてほしい
I want you to come quickly.
Answer
てほしい
5
彼女かのじょには自分じぶん意見いけんをもっとはっきり主張しゅちょうてほしいのだが。
I want her to assert her own opinions more clearly.
Answer
てほしい
6
かれあやまてほしい
I want him to apologize.
Answer
てほしい
7
先生せんせいにもっと丁寧ていねい説明せつめいてほしい
I want the teacher to explain more carefully.
Answer
てほしい
8
部下ぶかには責任感せきにんかんてほしい
I want my subordinates to have a sense of responsibility.
Answer
てほしい