〜てほしい
Formation
N3IntentionNeutral
Variations
て欲しい
Meaning
Used to express the speaker's desire, request, or hope for someone else to perform a certain action. It can also express a hope for a natural phenomenon to occur when used with '〜が'.
Note
Expresses the speaker's own desire for someone else to act. Cannot be used directly to describe a third party's desire.
Examples
もっと日本語で話してほしいです。
I want you to speak in Japanese more.
この本を読んでほしい。
I want you to read this book.
静かにしてほしい。
I want you to be quiet.
明日、早く来てほしくないです。
I don't want you to come early tomorrow.
卒業しても、連絡して欲しかったです。
I wanted you to stay in touch even after graduation.
今日は雨が降って欲しい。
I hope it rains today.