<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='110'>サッカー</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138' data-gp-id='22'>し</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'><strong>たい</strong></span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='2'>です</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='65'>お風呂（ふろ）</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='59' data-vocab-id='361'>入（はい）り<strong>たい</strong></span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='196'>バス</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='36'>で</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='59' data-vocab-id='935'>行（い）き<strong>たい</strong></span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='640'>早（はや）く</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='59' data-vocab-id='1077'>食（た）べ<strong>たい</strong></span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='367'>公園（こうえん）</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1007'>遊（あそ）び</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='48'>に行（い）き</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'><strong>た</strong><span class = 'chui'>く</span>ない</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='693'>来年（らいねん）</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='635'>日本（にほん）</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='59' data-vocab-id='935'>行（い）き<strong>たい</strong></span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='635'>日本（にほん）</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='59' data-vocab-id='935'>行（い）き<strong>たい</strong></span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='624'>文法（ぶんぽう）</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='397'>勉強（べんきょう）</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138' data-gp-id='22'>し</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'><strong>たい</strong></span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='2'>です</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='977'>質問（しつもん）</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='860'>答（こた）え</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'><strong>た</strong><span class = 'chui'>かった</span></span>。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='42' data-vocab-id='230'>もう</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='59' data-vocab-id='539'>帰（かえ）り<strong>たい</strong></span>。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='932'>薬（くすり）</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='59' data-vocab-id='1081'>飲（の）み<strong>た</strong><span class = 'chui'>く</span>ない</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='882'>綺麗（きれい）</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='57'>になり</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'><strong>たい</strong></span>。

<div class='writeup-body'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span> is an <span class='info-highlight' data-term='助動詞・じょどうし'>auxiliary verb</span> that is used to express things that you would like to do (want). To use <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span>, it needs to be added to the same conjugation base form of a verb that ます would be attached to.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>今夜（こんや）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='3'>は</span>ピザ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>食（た）べ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Tonight, I <strong>want to</strong> eat pizza.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>プロ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>歌手（かしゅ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='955'>と</span>歌（うた）い<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I <strong>want to</strong> sing with a professional singer.</div></li></ul>When using <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span>, the thing that is 'wanted' can either be marked with <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>, or <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>. The difference in nuance is that something marked with <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span> is considered to be wanted more. <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span> is conjugated in the same way as <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='24'>い-Adjectives</span>, meaning that the <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='873'>negative</span>, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='874'>past</span>, or <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='876'>past-negative</span> forms may also be used.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>虫（むし）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='3'>は</span>食（た）べ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たくない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I don't <strong>want to</strong> eat insects.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>警察官（けいさつかん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>なり<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たかった</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I <strong>wanted to</strong> become a police officer.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>昔（むかし）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='3'>は</span>先生（せんせい）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>なり<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たくなかった</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>In the past, I did not <strong>want to</strong> become a teacher.</div></li></ul><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span> is only used for expressing things that 'you' want, or repeating information/asking questions about what other people want. It may not be used to make guesses about what other people 'may' want, unless asking them directly.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>何（なに）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>食（た）べ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span>?</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>What do you <strong>want to</strong> eat?</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>オレンジジュース<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>飲（の）み<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たかった</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='720'>の</span>？</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Did you <strong>want to</strong> drink orange juice?</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span> is not used to tell other people that you want them to do something. This is done with <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='101'>～てほしい</span>.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>あなた<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='3'>は</span>ご飯（はん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>作（つく）り<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>As for you, I want to make dinner. (This can never mean 'I want you to make dinner for me', and is a fairly unnatural sentence)</div></li></ul></div><div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span> is not usually used when giving invitations (asking someone if they want to do something with you). In these cases <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='82'>～ませんか</span> is far more natural.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>アカネ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='4'>も</span>行（い）き<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='59'>たい</span>？</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Akane, do you want to go too? (Sounds more like a question than an invitation)</div></li></ul></div></div>

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