〜たいです
want to do
Express a wish for an action, object, or future result.
Remember it
Name the wish, then give it the shape 〜たいです.
Understand
Build the pattern
Sentence formula
How it works
「〜たいです」 means "want to do". Structure: Verb stem + たいです. 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
At work
Example 1会社に行きたいです。
かいしゃにいきたいです。
kaishaniikitaidesu.
I want to go to the company.
Everyday life
Example 2銀行に行きたいです。
ぎんこうにいきたいです。
ginkouniikitaidesu.
I want to go to the bank.
Everyday life
Example 3公園に行きたいです。
こうえんにいきたいです。
kouenniikitaidesu.
I want to go to the park.
Everyday life
Example 4町に行きたいです。
まちにいきたいです。
machiniikitaidesu.
I want to go to the town.
Everyday life
Example 5レストランに行きたいです。
れすとらんにいきたいです。
resutoranniikitaidesu.
I want to go to the restaurant.
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?
1 of 5
Read the situation, look away from the answer, and say the Japanese aloud.
Your situation
I want to go to the company.
The answer is hidden. Try to use 〜たいです.
Remember tomorrow
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