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like to,’ which means ‘I want to,’ it corresponds to -tai desu. ‘I

think I’d like to go’ is ikitai to omoimasu. Here are some
sentences illustrating the use of desideratives:

ちょっと寝たいと思います。

Chotto netai to omoi masu.

I think I’d like to sleep a bit.

きれいな着物を着たいと言っています。

Kirei na kimono o kitai to itte imasu.
She says she wants to wear a pretty kimono.

今日はちょっと早く帰りたいんですが，いいですか。

Kyō wa chotto hayaku kaeritai n desu ga, ii desu ka.
I want to go home a bit earlier today, but is it
okay?

もう２度とあの人に会いたくありません。
Mō ni do to ano hito ni aitaku arimasen.
I don’t want to see him anymore.

すしが食べたくて，すし屋に行きました。

Sushi ga tabetakute, sushiya ni ikimashita.
I wanted to eat sushi, so I went to a sushi
restaurant.

あの大学に入りたかったんですが，入れませんでし

た。

Ano daigaku ni hairitakatta n desu ga, hairemasen
deshita.
I wanted to get into that college, but I couldn’t.