Wanted to do in Japanese 🇯🇵

したかった info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Connect "した" (a) with the past tense of "suru" (to do) and "かった" (katta) from the verb conjugation to form the past tense of "wanted to do."
– Visualize the kanji for "する" (to do) and think "I did" (a) + "I wanted" (katta).

Explanations:
– "したかった" (akatta) is the past tense form of "したい" (ai), which means "want to do."
– "たい" (tai) is added to the stem of a verb to say "want to [verb]." "したい" comes from "する" (suru).

Other words that mean the same thing:
– やりたかった (yaritakatta) – wanted to do (used more in casual conversations).

Conjugations:
– 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) – do not want to do
– Negative past: したくなかった (akunakatta) – did not want to do
– Future: したいだろう (ai darou) – will probably want to do

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 昼ご飯にピザを食べたかったけど、店が閉まっていた。
– Hirugohan ni piza o tabetakatta kedo, mise ga shimatte ita.
– I wanted to eat pizza for lunch, but the shop was closed.

2. 昨日、彼と映画を見たかった。
– Kinou, kare to eiga o mitakatta.
– I wanted to watch a movie with him yesterday.

3. 彼女は旅行に行きたかったが、仕事のために行けなかった。
– Kanojo wa ryokou ni ikitakatta ga, shigoto no tame ni ikenakatta.
– She wanted to go on a trip, but couldn't because of work.

4. その本を買いたかったけれど、お金が足りなかった。
– Sono hon o kaitakatta keredo, okane ga tarinakatta.
– I wanted to buy that book, but I didn't have enough money.

5. 学生の時、もっと勉強したかったです。
– Gakusei no toki, motto benkyou akatta desu.
– When I was a student, I wanted to study more.

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