〜てほしい
〜てほしい means want someone to do. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. Use this when you want someone else to do something. The person who does the action is often marked with に, and it expresses a wish rather than a direct command.
Japanese sources describe it as 「人にしてもらいたい」.
〜てほしい examples
先生にもう一度言ってほしいです。
I want the teacher to say it one more time.
友だちに早く来てほしいです。
I want my friend to come soon.
〜てほしい exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
友だちに早く来（ ）です。
- てほしい ✓
- たい
- ほしい
- たがる
I want my friend to come soon.
先生に名前を書い（ ）です。
- てほしい ✓
- たほしい
- てたい
- たりたい
I want the teacher to write the name.
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