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〜たいです: Japanese grammar explained

~tai desu — Expresses the speaker's wish ("want to do").

Structure

Verb(masu-stem)+たい

Examples

  • 水が飲みたいです。

    みずがのみたいです。

    I want to drink water.

  • 日本へ行きたいです。

    にほんへいきたいです。

    I want to go to Japan.

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