〜(が)ほしい

About

欲ほしい (often written only in kana) is an い-adjective that is used to describe something as "wanted". It is used in a similar way to the verb "to want" in English.

The most common ～ほしい pattern is 「Noun(particle)ほしい」, wherein the particle used is usually が:

E.g. コーヒーがほしい。 "I want coffee."

Because ほしい is an い-adjective, it can be further conjugated as well:

E.g. それがほしかった。 "I wanted that."

ほしい can only describe nouns as wanted, for verbs, (things one wants to do), the たい form should be used instead.

Summary

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  欲ほしい is an い-adjective

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  欲ほしい is used to describe things one wants

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  欲ほしい follows 「(Noun)(particle)」, where the particle is usually が