Express yourself: 〜たい for actions you want to do, 〜がほしい for things you want, and 〜が好き for what you love. Plus the nominalizer の that lets you like doing things.
Take this lesson one step at a time. Try each quick check before revealing its answer, then take the quiz. Add vocabulary and grammar to your reviews to practise them over time.
Daydreaming about the weekend.
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Ken, what do you want?
V(stem) + たい
Expresses the speaker's desire to do something. Conjugates like an い-adjective.
More examples: 〜たいN + がほしい
Expresses the speaker's desire for an object. For wanting to do an action, use 〜たい instead.
More examples: 〜がほしいN + が好きです／きらいです
The liked or disliked thing takes が, not を. 大好き means "love".
More examples: 〜が好き／きらいV(辞書形) + のが好き／上手…
の turns a verb clause into a noun so it can be liked, be a skill, etc.
The sentences below are extra reading and may use later grammar. Sentence questions in the quiz use the dialogue above.
want to do ...
travel · りょこう