JLPT N5 vocabulary
欲しい: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
ほしい2Nakadaka · falls inside
i-adjective
Meaning
- wanting to have, desiring, wishing for
- want (someone) to do something (after the -te form of a verb)

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 欲しい | 欲し |
| Plain past過去形 | 欲し | 欲し |
| Polite presentです形 | 欲しい | 欲し |
| Polite pastでした形 | 欲し | 欲し |
| Te-formて形 | 欲し | 欲し |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 欲しい | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 欲し | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 欲し | 欲し |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 欲し | 欲し |
Example sentences
子供の時、 馬が欲しかったです。
When I was a child, I wanted a horse.
この書類を今すぐ彼女に届けて欲しい。
I want you to take this paper to her right away.
友達が欲しいなら人に親切にするまでだ。
If you want friends, all you have to do is be kind to people.