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  1. Words
  2. 欲しい

ほしい

欲しい

to want

hoshii

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Meanings

  1. 1
    wanting (to have); desiring; wishing forい-adjective
  2. 2
    I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)い-adjectiveauxiliary adjective

JMdict 1547330

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~desu)
欲しいですほしいです
ほしいです
Polite Past (~katta desu)
欲しかったですほしかったです
ほしかったです
Polite Negative (~kunai desu)
欲しくないですほしくないです
ほしくないです
Plain Negative (~kunai)
欲しくないほしくない
ほしくない
Te-form (Connecting)
欲しくてほしくて
ほしくて
Adverbial (~ku)
欲しくほしく
ほしく

In a sentence

ジュースjuiceが欲(ほ)しいwant

I want juice

Written with

  • 欲longing11 strokes

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