7. Base 2 + tai / tai desu

Lesson 7
Base 2 + tai / tai desu

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Another very useful Base 2 ending is tai, which is used to show that you want to do something:

• Watashi wa kasa o kaitai. (I want to buy an umbrella.)
• Kodomotachi wa asobitai. (The children want to play.)
• Bob wa tempura o tabetai. (Bob wants to eat tempura.)
• Miki wa sono eiga o mitai. (Miki wants to see that movie.)

The above examples are plain forms. To make them polite, add desu: Watashi wa kasa o kaitai desu, etc.

Please note that tai is only used with verbs, and is never used alone with an object. For example, you wouldn't say watashi wa inu o tai for "I want a dog," you would use the adjective hoshii and say, "Watakushi wa inu ga hoshii desu." This structure will be covered later on.