日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Verbs」

「Te form」
「Part 10」

「Vte＋hoshii・てほしい」
"want (someone) to do"

Vte hoshii is used to express the desire to have someone (marked by the particle ni) do something. This someone is not supposed to be of a higher status than the speaker. This pattern is used with first person with declarative sentences (ex. 1) and in the second person with interrogative sentences (ex. 2).

Examples:
私は南さんにこの手紙を読んでほしい。
Watashi wa Minami-san ni kono tegami o yonde hoshii.
I want Miss Minami to read this letter.

あなたはだれに日本語を教えてほしいですか。
Anata wa dare ni Nihongo o oshiete hoshii desu ka.
Who do you want to teach you Japanese?

ホテルの予約を確認してほしいです。
Hoteru no yoyaku o kakunin shite hoshii desu.
I want you to confirm the reservation at the hotel.

Hope this helps!

じゃまたね！

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