Wanted to eat in Japanese 🇯🇵

たべたかった info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Break down the word: "たべ" (tabe) is derived from "たべる" (taberu) meaning "to eat."
– "たかった" (takatta) is a past tense form meaning "wanted to."
– Together "たべたかった" (tabetakatta) translates to "wanted to eat."

Explanations:
– "たべたかった" (tabetakatta) is the past tense of "たべたい" (tabetai), which itself is the "want to" form of "たべる" (taberu, to eat).
– In Japanese, the suffix "たい" (tai) is added to the verb stem to express the desire to do something.
– The past tense of a "たい" form verb is created by replacing "たい" with "たかった."

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 食べたがった (たべたがった, tabetagatta) – third person "wanted to eat."
– 食べたいと考えた (たべたいとかんがえた, tabetai to kangaeta) – thought about wanting to eat.

Different conjugations:
– Present: たべたい (tabetai) – want to eat
– Past: たべたかった (tabetakatta) – wanted to eat
– Negative Present: たべたくない (tabetakunai) – do not want to eat
– Negative Past: たべたくなかった (tabetakunakatta) – did not want to eat
– Future/Intention: Use present tense and context, e.g., たべたい (tabetai) can imply future intention.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 昨日の夜、私は寿司がたべたかった。(きのうのよる、わたしはすしがたべたかった。)
– Kinou no yoru, watashi wa sushi ga tabetakatta.
– Last night, I wanted to eat sushi.

2. 旅行中に、彼はラーメンがたべたかった。(りょこうちゅうに、かれはラーメンがたべたかった。)
– Ryoukouchuu ni, kare wa raamen ga tabetakatta.
– During the trip, he wanted to eat ramen.

3. 子供たちはお菓子がたべたかった。(こどもたちはおかしがたべたかった。)
– Kodomotachi wa okashi ga tabetakatta.
– The children wanted to eat snacks.

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