Meaning
Expresses the speaker's wish for another person to perform an action.
Formation
- て form + ほしい: 話してほしいです
- The doer takes に: 弟に考えてほしい
- Negative: Vないでほしい
When to use it
- Core use
- Want someone else to do it
Example
もう少しゆっくり話してほしいです
I want you to speak a little more slowly.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.