Want to do in Japanese 🇯🇵

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– Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– The word "したい" (ai) is derived from the verb "する" (suru), which means "to do." By adding "たい" (tai), you express the desire to do something. You can remember this as "suru + tai = ai."

– Explanations:
– "したい" (ai) is the suffix added to the base form of a verb to indicate the desire to do that action. It's equivalent to the English "want to do."

– Other words that mean the same thing:
– やりたい (yaritai): This also means "want to do," especially if the verb is related to playing or doing something informal.
– 望む (nozomu): This is a more formal way to express a desire or wish, though it's not used in the same grammatical structure.

– If it is infinitive then give the different conjugations (past, present, future, etc.):
– As "したい" is not an infinitive form but a specific conjugation indicating desire, it does not conjugate in the same way as verbs do. However, you can combine it with different forms of the verb "する" (suru) to express different tenses.
– Present: したい (ai) – "want to do"
– Past: したかった (akatta) – "wanted to do"
– Negative: したくない (akunai) – "don't want to do"
– Past negative: したくなかった (akunakatta) – "didn't want to do"
– Future: Japanese often uses present tense for future intentions, so したい (ai) can also translate to "will want to do."

– Examples of sentences that use it:
– 私は今、スポーツをしたいです。 (Watashi wa ima, supōtsu o ai desu.) – "I want to play sports now."
– 彼は日本語を勉強したかった。 (Kare wa Nihongo o benkyō akatta.) – "He wanted to study Japanese."
– 明日、映画を見たい。 (Aa, eiga o mitai.) – "I want to see a movie tomorrow."
– 彼女はコーヒーを飲みたくない。 (Kanojo wa kōhī o nomitakunai.) – "She doesn't want to drink coffee."
– 子供たちは外で遊びたくなかった。 (Kodomo-tachi wa soto de asobitakunakatta.) – "The children didn't want to play outside."

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