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Japanese Grammar 111 – Verb + tai desu

Verb +tai desu (to want/wish) ­ polite form


This structure is made with the indefinite base of the verb+ tai desu.

­ Godan verbs

Hanashi (indefinite base of ‘hanasu’) + tai desu = Hanashi tai desu -I would like to speak
Kare wa kanojo to hanashitaidesu – He would like to speak to her
Yomi (indefinite base of ‘yomu’) + tai desu = Yomi tai desu – I would like to read
Watashi wa ano hon o yomi taidesu – I would like to read that book

­ ichidan verbs

Tabe (indefnite base of ‘taberu’) + tai desu = Tabe tai desu – I would like to eat
Kanojo wa sushi o tabetaidesu – She would like to eat sushi

Mi +tai desu=Mi tai desu.

Karera wa terebi o mitaidesu – They would like to watch tv

­Irregular verbs

Shi (indefinite base of ‘suru’) + tai desu = Shi tai desu

Watashi wa nihongo o benkyō shitaidesu – I would like to study Japanese – do the study

Ki (indefinite base of ‘kuru’) + tai desu = ki tai desu

Watashi wa kōen ni kitaidesu – I would like to come to the park

­For the colloquial form you only delete ­desu from the polite form:

Watashi wa shōsetsu o kakitaidesu – I would like to write a novel (polite form)
Watashi wa shōsetsu o kakitai – I would like to write a novel (colloquial form)

­The polite negative form has ­taku+arimasen instead of ­tai desu.

The colloquial negative form is: ­taku + nai

Examples:

Watashi wa shōsetsu o kaki taku arimasen – I don’t want to write a novel (polite form)
Watashi wa shōsetsu o kaki taku nai – I don’t want to write a novel (colloquial form)

EXERCISE: 111 Verb + tai desu

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Grammar
101 Personal Pronouns
102 Demonstrative Pronouns
103 Prepositions wa, ga, no, o, mo
104 Prepositions he, ni, de, to, kara, made, ka
105 Existential Verbs
106 Godan Verbs
107 Ichidan Verbs
108 Positive, negative and interrogative sentence
109 Past and Present of verbs
110 Irregular Verbs
111 Verb + Tai Desu

Exercises
101 Personal Pronouns
102 Demonstrative pronouns
103 Prepositions wa, no, o, mo, ga
104 Prepositions he,ni,de,to,kara,made,ka
105 Existential Verbs
106 Godan Verbs
107 Ichidan Verbs
108 Positive, Negative and Interrogative sentence
109 Present and Past of Verbs
110 Irregular Verbs
111 Verb + Tai Desu
Vocabulary
101 Numbers
102 Family
103 Greetings
104 Food and Drinks
105 Times of the Day
106 House
107 City
108 Questions
109 Home Content
110 Jobs
Listening practice
101 Personal Pronouns
102 Demonstrative Pronouns
103 Prepositions wa, no, o, mo
104 Prepositions he, ni, de, to, kara, made, ka
105 Imasu, Arimasu
106 Godan Verbs
107 Ichidan Verbs
108 Positive, Negative and Interrogative sentence
109 Past and Present of Verbs
110 Irregular Verbs
111 Verb + Tai Desu
Dialogues
101 At the Restaurant
102 Tourist Office
103 Phone Call
104 Shopping
105 At the Dentist
106 The Train Station
107 Taxi
108 Hotel
109 Directions
110 Police Station

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