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Hoshii Conjugation

ほしい (hoshii) means "to want" in Japanese. Simplest present: — ほしいです (hoshii desu). Below: all 3 tenses we teach, with examples.

Simplest present 現在形 (genzaikei)

Use the polite non-past form, made by dropping る from an Ichidan verb and adding ます (masu). It covers both present habitual actions and simple facts.

—	ほしいです (hoshii desu)

Replace ます with ました (mashita) to talk about a completed action.

—	ほしかったです (hoshikatta desu)

Japanese has no separate future tense: the same non-past ます form is used for the future, made clear by a time word like 明日 (tomorrow).

—	ほしいです (hoshii desu)

水がほしいです。 Mizu ga hoshii desu.	I want water.
地図がほしかったです。 Chizu ga hoshikatta desu.	I wanted a map.

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