〜がほしいです
want (a thing)
Express a wish for an action, object, or future result.
Remember it
Name the wish, then give it the shape 〜がほしいです.
Understand
Build the pattern
Sentence formula
How it works
「〜がほしいです」 means "want (a thing)". Structure: Noun + がほしいです. This is a JLPT N5 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.
When to use it
Use it for personal wishes; soften it when asking another person to act.
Tone: Polite
A safe choice for everyday conversations, shops, school, and the workplace.
Use
Hear it in real life
Everyday life
Example 1新しい水がほしいです。
あたらしいみずがほしいです。
atarashiimizugahoshiidesu.
I want a new water.
Everyday life
Example 2新しいかばんがほしいです。
あたらしいかばんがほしいです。
atarashiikabangahoshiidesu.
I want a new bag.
Everyday life
Example 3新しい時計がほしいです。
あたらしいとけいがほしいです。
atarashiitokeigahoshiidesu.
I want a new clock.
Everyday life
Example 4新しいご飯がほしいです。
あたらしいごはんがほしいです。
atarashiigohangahoshiidesu.
I want a new rice.
Everyday life
Example 5新しい野菜がほしいです。
あたらしいやさいがほしいです。
atarashiiyasaigahoshiidesu.
I want a new vegetables.
Make it yours
Choose one example. Replace one person, place, object, or time with a detail from your life, then say the new sentence aloud.
Recall
Test your memory
Recall practice
Can you say it?
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Read the situation, look away from the answer, and say the Japanese aloud.
Your situation
I want a new water.
The answer is hidden. Try to use 〜がほしいです.
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