Did they wantto bedentists? in Japanese 🇯🇵

Sentence info.

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Explanation of Sentence Formation:

1. かれら (彼ら, kare-ra) – "They"
2. は (wa) – Topic marker
3. いしゃ (医者, isha) – Doctor
4. に (ni) – Particle indicating purpose or goal
5. なりたかった (naritakatta) – Past tense of "to want to become"
– なりたい (naritai): "to want to become"
– なりたかった (naritakatta): Past tense, "wanted to become"
6. ですか (desu ka) – Polite question ending

Tips to Remember:

– かれら (kare-ra) – Combine かれ (he) and ら (plural marker) to form "they."
– は (wa) – Topic marker, commonly used after the subject.
– いしゃ (isha) – "Doctor," a common profession, easy to remember.
– に (ni) – Used to indicate the target of potential action (becoming a doctor).
– なりたかった (naritakatta) – Remember that たい (tai) is the desiderative form, while たかった (takatta) turns it into the past tense (wanted).
– ですか (desu ka) – Polite question form, often seen in interrogative sentences.

Alternate Ways to Ask:

1. かれら は はいしゃ に なりたかった です か？
– Romanized: Kare-ra wa haisha ni naritakatta desu ka?
– Translation: Did they want to be dentists?
– はいしゃ (haisha) means "dentist."

2. かれら は いがく の せんせい に なりたかった です か？
– Romanized: Kare-ra wa igaku no sensei ni naritakatta desu ka?
– Translation: Did they want to be medical doctors?
– いがく の せんせい (igaku no sensei) means "medical doctor" or "professor of medicine."

3. かれら は いし に なりたかった です か？
– Romanized: Kare-ra wa ishi ni naritakatta desu ka?
– Translation: Did they want to be physicians?
– いし (ishi) is an alternative term for "doctor."

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