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かきたい info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Break it down: "書き" (kaki) comes from the verb "書く" (kaku) which means "to write". "たい" (tai) is a suffix added to the verb stem to indicate desire or want.
– Visual association: Imagine holding a pen (書く) and wanting (たい) to write something down.

Explanations:
– かきたい (kakitai) is a combination of "書く" (kaku, to write) and "たい" (tai, want to). It means "want to write".
– It indicates a first-person desire, expressing that the speaker wants to perform the action of writing.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 書きたがっている (kakitagatteiru): This form is used when you are talking about someone else's desire to write.
– 書こうと思う (kakou to omou): This means "I think I will write" and can sometimes convey a similar intent.

Different conjugations:
– Present: 書きたい (kakitai) – I want to write.
– Past: 書きたかった (kakitakatta) – I wanted to write.
– Negative: 書きたくない (kakitakunai) – I don't want to write.
– Past negative: 書きたくなかった (kakitakunakatta) – I didn't want to write.

Examples of sentences that use it:
– 日本語で手紙を書きたいです。
– Nihongo de tegami o kakitai desu.
– I want to write a letter in Japanese.

– 本を書きたいと思います。
– Hon o kakitai to omoimasu.
– I think I want to write a book.

– 昨日は日記を書きたかった。
– Kinou wa nikki o kakitakatta.
– I wanted to write in my diary yesterday.

– 今は何も書きたくない。
– Ima wa nanimo kakitakunai.
– I don't want to write anything right now.

– 子供の時、作家になって、おもしろい話を書きたかった。
– Kodomo no toki, sakka ni natte, omoshiroi hanashi o kakitakatta.
– When I was a child, I wanted to become a writer and write interesting stories.

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