私は車がほしい。 (Correct) I want a car.
私は車をほしい。 (Weird) I want a car.
When you use "ほしい", the first choice of the preceding particle is "が", not "を."
ひろしは車がほしいと思っている。 (Correct) Hiroshi wants a car.
ひろしは車をほしいと思っている。 (Correct but a little less frequent) Hiroshi wants a car.
You can use both for "ほしいと思っている."
ひろしは車がほしがっている。 (Incorrect) Hiroshi wants a car (and let others know).
ひろしは車をほしがっている。 (Correct) Hiroshi wants a car (and let others know).
You must use "を" before ”ほしがっている.” I think that this difference comes from the nature of the predicates. As "ほしい" is an adjective, the particle "が" fits much better than "を." On the other hand, "ほしがる" is a transitive verb, so you must use the object particle "を" after the object "車." The phrase "ほしいと思っている" sits in between. "車" is intimately bound to "ほしい", which strongly requires "が", but the entire phrase can function as a transitive verb. Therefore, you can use both particles.
私は車をほしい。 (Weird) I want a car.
When you use "ほしい", the first choice of the preceding particle is "が", not "を."
ひろしは車がほしいと思っている。 (Correct) Hiroshi wants a car.
ひろしは車をほしいと思っている。 (Correct but a little less frequent) Hiroshi wants a car.
You can use both for "ほしいと思っている."
ひろしは車がほしがっている。 (Incorrect) Hiroshi wants a car (and let others know).
ひろしは車をほしがっている。 (Correct) Hiroshi wants a car (and let others know).
You must use "を" before ”ほしがっている.” I think that this difference comes from the nature of the predicates. As "ほしい" is an adjective, the particle "が" fits much better than "を." On the other hand, "ほしがる" is a transitive verb, so you must use the object particle "を" after the object "車." The phrase "ほしいと思っている" sits in between. "車" is intimately bound to "ほしい", which strongly requires "が", but the entire phrase can function as a transitive verb. Therefore, you can use both particles.
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