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V て-form + ほしいです (V-te hoshii desu) — I want someone else to do ~

Saying that you want another person to do something.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

Verb N + に + Vて + ほしいです

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When to use it

  • With family, friends and junior colleagues you can use it freely.
  • Which to pick? With a friend or family, 〜て ほしいです; with a boss or a customer, 〜て いただけませんか.

Meaning

The form for "I want you to do this for me" is 「〜て ほしいです」.

How to attach

  • The person you want it from is marked with に — 弟に 勉強して ほしいです.
  • The negative is 「〜ないで ほしいです」(吸わないで ほしいです).

Versus what you know

N5If you want to do it yourself, you use 〜たいです; if you want a thing, 「Nが ほしいです」.

Watch out

It is direct, so said to a boss it sounds like an order; to soften it, say 「〜て ほしいんですが…」and leave the sentence hanging.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

弟に 日本語を 勉強して ほしいです。

おとうとに にほんごを べんきょうして ほしいです。

I want my younger brother to study Japanese.

ちょっと 手伝って ほしいんですが…。

ちょっと てつだって ほしいんですが…。

I would like a little help, if you do not mind…

ここで たばこを 吸わないで ほしいです。

ここで たばこを すわないで ほしいです。

I would rather you did not smoke here.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

Which correctly says "I want my brother to study"?

💡 Hint: The doer is another person, not me.

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