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4課 希望と行動
Desire and action
4課

~たいです

接続:Vます remove ます + たいです
Want to do…. Expresses the speaker's wishes; Common objects use を or が.
注意 / Note:Do not use it directly to affirm the wishes of others; You can ask or use ~たがっています.
使い分け / How to choose quickly:Use when: Say the desire to do an action yourself
Wonder: What do you want to do, not what do you want to have?
Avoid: Don't directly assert another person's wishes
Tip to remember: Remove ます + たいです
Check again: If "want" is followed by a verb, choose たい
週末、京都へ行きたいです。
I want to go to Kyoto this weekend.
日本で建築を勉強したいです。
I want to study architecture in Japan.
今日は早く寝たいです。
Today I want to sleep early.

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