JLPT N5 grammar
〜たいです ~tai desu
Meaning: want to (do)
How to make it
| Verb ます-stem + たいです | I want to |
| Verb ます-stem + たくないです | I don't want to |
| Verb ます-stem + たかったです | I wanted to |
Example sentences
Read each one out loud — slowly first, then at normal speed.
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日本に
行きたいです。 Nihon ni ikitai desu.
I want to go to Japan.
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ラーメンが
食べたいです。 Rāmen ga tabetai desu.
I want to eat ramen.
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何が
飲みたいですか。 Nani ga nomitai desu ka.
What do you want to drink?
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今日は
どこにも 行きたくないです。 Kyō wa doko ni mo ikitakunai desu.
I don't want to go anywhere today.
Good to know
- Use it for your own wishes, or to ask the person you're talking to. For someone else's wishes, Japanese uses 〜たがっています.
- With たい, the object can take が or を: ラーメンが/を食べたい.
5 sec Your turn
Say it in Japanese before the answer appears. Out loud. Don't skip the wait — the thinking is the practice.
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Q1. I want to see Mt Fuji.
Show answer
富士山が
見たいです。 Fujisan ga mitai desu.
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Q2. I don't want to work.
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働きたくないです。
Hatarakitakunai desu.