〜がほしい

Noun + がほしいです means "to want something." Note that the particle is が, not を.

ほしい conjugates like an い-adjective: the negative is ほしくないです, the past is ほしかったです.

Distinguish it from 〜たいです: ほしい goes with a noun (wanting to HAVE a thing), while たい goes with a verb (wanting to DO something). Both are only for your own wishes — don't use them to state other people's wishes directly.

Examples

• 新(あたら)しいパソコンがほしいです。

  I want a new computer.

• 誕生日(たんじょうび)に時計(とけい)がほしいです。

  I'd like to get a watch for my birthday.

• 今(いま)は何(なに)もほしくないです。

  I don't want anything right now.

Related patterns

• 〜たいです
• が