Japanese N4 Intensive Grammar & Kanji Masterclass

Downloadable summary notes covering all grammar points discussed in Section 1.

"In this lesson, we will cover basic sentence structures and verb conjugations required for N4 level."

1. ~たい (~Tai): Your Own Desires
The ~tai form is used to express what you (the speaker) want to do. It is also used when asking the person you are talking to (the second person) what they want to do.
Formation: Take the masu-stem of a verb and add ~たい.
Example: 食べる (taberu, to eat) → 食べます (tabemasu) → 食べたい (tabetai, want to eat).
Grammar: Once a verb is in the ~tai form, it behaves like an i-adjective for conjugations (e.g., negative: ~takunai, past: ~takatta).
Particles: You can use either the particle を (o) or が (ga) to mark the object of your desire (e.g., mizu ga nomitai vs. mizu o nomitai).