Word
たい
Meaning in Englishwant to do
Sentence
Related sentences
N3
努力しないで成功したいなんて無理というものだ
Doryoku shinai de seikou shitai nante muri to iu mono da
Wanting success without effort is simply unreasonable
N3
急いだほうがいいみたいだけど間に合うかな
Isoida hou ga ii mitai dakedo maniau kana
Seems better to hurry but will we make it
N3
未来に向かって新しい挑戦を続けていきたい
Mirai ni mukatte atarashii chousen o tsuzukete ikitai
Continue new challenges toward future
N3
諦めればそれまでだが挑戦してみたい
Akirame reba sore made da ga chousen shite mitai
If give up ends there but try
N4
日本へ行ったら、寿司を食べたいです。
Nihon e ittara, sushi o tabetai desu.
When I go to Japan, I want to eat sushi.
N4
この料理を食べてみたいです。
Kono ryouri o tabete mitai desu.
I want to try eating this dish.
N4
彼は学生みたいです。
Kare wa gakusei mitai desu.
He seems to be a student.
N4
雨が降るみたいです。
Ame ga furu mitai desu.
It looks like it will rain.
N4
彼は学生みたいだね
Kare wa gakusei mitai da ne
He looks like a student right
Grammar
Related grammar structures
N4
〜みたい
mitai
Indicates appearance comparison or informal assumption, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means seems like or like
N4
〜みたいだ
mitai da
Indicates informal appearance or comparison, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means seems like or is like
N5
〜たい
tai
Indicates speaker desire to perform an action, attaches to verb stem, equivalent to want to do something