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Want/Wish for (~want)

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Use ~がほしいです to express what you want or desire. This is the polite form to talk about things you wish to have or possess.

How it works

  • Noun + がほしいです

Example sentences

  1. わたしは新しい携帯電話がほしいです。

    I want a new mobile phone.

  2. 彼は高級な時計がほしいです。

    He wants a luxury watch.

  3. 子どもたちはケーキがほしいです。

    The children want cake.

  4. あなたは何がほしいですか。

    What do you want?

  5. わたしは猫がほしいです。

    I want a cat.

  6. 兄さんは新しい車がほしいです。

    My older brother wants a new car.

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