Tai
Also read: ったい
たい (Tai) is a Japanese auxiliary adjective meaning “want to do ..., would like to do ..., indicates emphasis, very ...”.
Meanings
- auxiliary adjective, i-adjectivewant to do ...; would like to do ...after the -masu stem of a verb
- particleindicates emphasisat sentence end
- suffix, i-adjectivevery ...after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb; also ったい
Examples
来週また会いたい。
I'd like to see you again next week.
老後は楽に暮らしたい。
I want to live comfortably when I become old.
率直な意見を聞きたい。
Let me hear your frank opinion.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).