There are primarily three different expressions that can be used to express wants. In this lesson, we’ll be covering how to say when you want to do something.
To say “I want to do (verb)” in Japanese, we must use the verb stem and add たいです. For less formal speech, just add たい (without です).
たい can be conjugated to show present or past tense, positive or negative. It follows the same rules as い-adjectives – drop the final い and add くない, かった, or くなかった.
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