2016-12-26

How to Use "ほしい"

私は車がほしい。 I want a car.
ひろしは車がほしいと思っている。 Hiroshi wants a car.

Since "ほしい" expresses your desire, just like the case of the auxiliary verb "たい", you cannot use it for a third person's desires. You have to use "ほしいと思っている" as I showed above.

私はひろこに優しくしてほしい。 I want Hiroko to be kind to me.
ひろしはさやかに優しくしてほしいと思っている。 Hiroshi wants Sayaka to be kind to him.

"してほしい" should be used in the same way.  You have to use "してほしいと思っている" for third person subjects. For more information please refer to the following link.

http://meadowlake001.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-state-someone-elses-desires.html



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