欲しい・～てほしい: Expressing Wants

Introduction

I heard that you want a more chill lesson after all the conditional, and written language lessons. Well, you're in luck, because not only can I give you what you want, but I can teach you how to say what you want! ...In Japanese. Ahem. Let's get to it.

I ほしい some money

After the behemoth of a lesson we just previously had, I promise you can rest assured that this one is super simple.

There are basically two possible uses of the word 欲ほしい:

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  (1) as an い-adjective to describe our personal wants

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  (2) as an auxiliary adjective to describe what we'd like someone else to do

We'll start things off by tackling the first and talking about our own personal wants and desires.

Power; fame; happiness + が + 欲ほしい