Wanted to have in Japanese 🇯🇵

もちたかった info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:

– Break down the word: "もちたかった" comes from "もつ" (motsu), which means "to have" or "to hold", and "たかった" which is the past form of "たい", the suffix used to express a desire or wish.
– Mnemonics: Imagine you "wanted to have" a "mochi" (Japanese rice cake), and think of the word "mochitakatta".

Explanations:

– "もちたかった" (mochitakatta) translates to "wanted to have" in English.
– It is the past tense form of "もちたい" (mochitai), which means "want to have."

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:

– 欲しかった (ほしかった, hoshikatta): Wanted (to have) a thing.
– 所有したかった (しょゆうしたかった, shoyū akatta): Wanted to own.

Conjugations:

– Present: もちたい (mochitai) – want to have
– Past: もちたかった (mochitakatta) – wanted to have
– Negative Present: もちたくない (mochitakunai) – don't want to have
– Negative Past: もちたくなかった (mochitakunakatta) – didn't want to have
– Future: Technically, Japanese doesn't have a separate future tense. Context is used to indicate futurity. You use "もちたい" (mochitai) and add context for the future.

Examples of Sentences Using it:

1. あのゲームがもちたかった。 (Ano gēmu ga mochitakatta.)
– I wanted to have that game.

2. 新しい車がもちたかったです。 (Atarashii kuruma ga mochitakatta desu.)
– I wanted to have a new car.

3. 昨日、その本がもちたかった。 (Kinō, sono hon ga mochitakatta.)
– Yesterday, I wanted to have that book.

4. 子供の頃、自転車がもちたかった。 (Kodomo no koro, jitensha ga mochitakatta.)
– When I was a child, I wanted to have a bicycle.

5. 彼女のようなバッグがもちたかった。 (Kanojo no yō na baggu ga mochitakatta.)
– I wanted to have a bag like hers.

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