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〜てほしい

want (someone) to do

Person に + Verb て-form + ほしい

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て-form + ほしい says you want someone else to do something: 母にもっと休んでほしい, "I want my mother to rest more". The person takes に.

Compare たい, which is only for what you yourself want to do: 休みたい is "I want to rest".

For "I don't want you to", use the ない form: 誰にも言わないでほしい, "I don't want you to tell anyone".

Said to someone's face it can sound demanding, so it's often softened: 早く来てほしいんだけど…, "I'd like you to come early, if that's okay…". With a superior, a request (ていただけませんか) is safer.

Examples

  • 母ははにもっと休やすんでほしいです。

    I want my mother to rest more.

  • 隣となりの人ひとに静しずかにしてほしい。

    I wish the people next door would be quiet.

  • 明日あしたは早はやく来きてほしいんだけど。

    I'd like you to come early tomorrow, if that's okay.

  • このことは誰だれにも言いわないでほしい。

    I don't want you to tell anyone about this.

  • 子こどもたちには元気げんきに育そだってほしいです。

    I want my children to grow up healthy.

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