Word

Kana: たい Romaji: tai Level: N5

たい

Meaning in English

want to do

Sentence

Related sentences

N5 私は水を飲みたいです。 Watashi wa mizu o nomitai desu. I want to drink water. N5 私は日本へ行きたいです。 Watashi wa nihon e ikitai desu. I want to go to Japan.

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