〜たいものだ・～てほしいもの

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たい form verbs can be combined with もの to emphasize the speaker's desires, forming the ～たいもの pattern.

～たいもの statements should involve desires that are not simple, easy, and quick, but rather long-term, complicated, or otherwise difficult to obtain.

E.g. いつかガラパゴス島とうに行いってみたいものだ。 "I really want to go to the Galapagos Islands one day."

E.g. 一度いちどでいいから、宝たからくじを当あててみたいものです。 "Just once, I'd love to win the lottery."

～たくないもの can be used for negative statements.

E.g. お金かねのことしか考かんがえない人間にんげんには、なりたくないものだ。 "I really don't want to become someone who only thinks about money."

E.g. あんな体験たいけんは二度にどとしたくないものだよ。 "I never want to experience something like that again."

～たいもの is literary in tone, and is most commonly found in casual/polite written dialogue.

Summary

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  ～たいもの statements are used to emphasize the speaker's desires

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  ～たくないもの can be used for negative statements

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  ～たいもの is literary in tone