〜がほしい
〜がほしい means want something. It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Use 「が」 after a noun to say what thing or person you want. It mainly expresses the speaker's wish, and the polite form is 「〜がほしいです」.
Japanese sources describe it as 「物がほしい気持ち」.
〜がほしい examples
新しいかばんがほしいです。
I want a new bag.
冷たい水がほしいです。
I want cold water.
〜がほしい exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
私は小さい犬（ ）ほしいです。
- を
- が ✓
- に
- で
I want a small dog.
新しい時計（ ）ほしいです。
- が ✓
- を
- は
- へ
I want a new watch.
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