欲しい (hoshii) means “want” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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私は新しいえんぴつが欲しいです。watashi wa atara shi i e n pi tsu ga ho shi i de su

I want a new pencil.

誕生日には新しい自転車が欲しいです。tan jō hi ni wa atara shi i ji ten sha ga ho shi i de su

I want a new bicycle for my birthday.

Presents something as lacking and therefore wanted by the speaker.

望む物や事を手に入れたいという気持ちがあるさま。nozo mu mono ya koto o te ni i re ta i to i u ki mo chi ga a ru sa ma

The native Japanese adjective 欲しい (hoshii) combines 欲し (hoshi, "desired") with the adjective ending い (i).

Because 欲しい (hoshii) is an adjective rather than a verb, the desired item is commonly marked by が (ga), not by an English-style direct object pattern.