Explanation：〜てほしい
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"want someone to do"
Used to express a desire or request for someone else to do something. It reflects the speaker's wish that another person performs a specific action.
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V（Te form）+ ほしい
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- Expressing Desire: "〜てほしい" is used when you want someone else to do something for you or for a certain situation to occur.
- Third-Party Action: The expression focuses on the speaker's wish regarding someone else's actions, not their own.
- Can Imply a Request: Depending on context, it can be used as a request or suggestion, though it may carry different levels of politeness.
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N4
Sample sentenes
父にタバコをやめてほしいです。
I want my dad to stop smoking.
私はみなさんが学校を卒業しても、日本語の勉強を続けてほしいと思っています。
I want everyone to continue studying Japanese even if you graduate from school.
息子にもっと勉強してほしいと思っています。
I’m thinking that I want my son to study more.
すみません、昨日、学校を休んだので、ノートを見せてほしいんですが。
Excuse me, can you let me see your notebook because I was absent yesterday?
私は息子たちに幸せになってほしいです。
I want my sons to be happy.
もう少し静かにしてほしいんだけど。
I’d like you to be a bit quieter.
そんなこと言わないでほしい。
I don’t want you to say such things.
Vocabulary
| Japanese |
English | |
| 続ける | つづける | to continue |
| 息子 | むすこ | son |
| 幸せ | しあわせ | happy |
