Comments on: Hoshii – Want or Wish

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:14:34 +0000

Can u please translate ,”I want to go running?”

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:26:01 +0000

Hi Victoria,
Hoshii – Want to
Negau – Making a Request or Wish to

Thanks

By: victoria

victoria — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:09:20 +0000

what is the difference between
hoshii and negau???

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:01:01 +0000

“Dōmo” means “Thanks”. Adding “Sumimasen” will be something like you are having hesitation.

In your example, Mira san is the one that the person is looking for. As such Mira-san is a topic

By: Deisler

Deisler — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:59:26 +0000

One more thing, Tony san.

Why isit “Sumimasen, Mira san wa imasu ka?” and not “Sumimasen, Mira san ga imasu ka”?

By: Deisler

Deisler — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:23:19 +0000

Thanks stevo. At first I find it rather confuse why “arimasu ne” but now I get it. But as for the “doumo sumimasen”, the textbook stated that it means “thank you” and I also notice that in the Japanese movie that I watched recently, the actor told the lady “doumo sumimasen” when she gives him some oranges.

By: Deisler

Deisler — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:14:36 +0000

Oh, no wonder I find it strange why the book stated “No-to wa arimasen ka?” and not “ga” arimasen. Now I get the hang of it. Thanks mate

By: stevo

stevo — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:27:06 +0000

Hey,

yea so far what’s been said seems OK.

I would like to add something though. Sometimes, while the negative form of something is the -masen it can Also mean ‘want to go’.

For example, Ikimasen ka? would mean “Want to go?”

As for the ‘ne’ meaning ‘right?’ that’s 100% correct.

And when you asked about the ‘asoko de’ and ‘asoko ni’ …Be Careful here. There IS most def. a difference. It is, however, kinda confusing/difficult/tricky.

‘de’ generally means ‘at’ and carries no “action” An example is: Watashi-ha uchi-DE tabemashita. I ate AT the house.

and Watashi-ha nihon-NI ikimasu. I’m going to japan.

As you see, in the first one there is no movement, while in the second one there is. Google it and see what you can find, there should be some good example sentences to help explain.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:04:53 +0000

Yes, but it should be “Sumimasen, No-to ga arimasu ka?. Why “wa” is used for “arimasen”? As I have mentioned, “wa” is always used when the sentence is negative.

By: Deisler

Deisler — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:08:17 +0000

Oh, so for “Sumimasen. No-to wa arimasen ka?”, I can say “Sumimasen. No-to wa arimasu ka?” as well?