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LENGO · JapaneseGrammar lessons
Study “Wants and Invitations: 〜たい, 〜ましょう, 〜ませんか”: read the rule, then use it to complete three sentences from the lesson.
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Wants and Invitations: 〜たい, 〜ましょう, 〜ませんか
These four endings all attach to the ます-stem (食べ, 行き, 飲み, し, 来).
- 〜たいです: "I want to…", for your own wishes: 日本へ行きたいです (I want to go to Japan). The object can take が instead of を: 水が飲みたいです. In casual speech drop です: 行きたい.
- 〜ませんか: "Won't you…? / Would you like to…?", a polite invitation that lets the listener decide: うちに来ませんか (Would you like to come over?).
- 〜ましょう: "Let's…", to accept an invitation or get a group moving: さあ、始めましょう！ (Well, let's begin!).
- 〜ましょうか: "Shall I…?", to offer help: 私が持ちましょうか (Shall I carry it?). It can also soften a suggestion ("Shall we…?").
Clues: 私が with a question is an offer (ましょうか); inviting the listener (私と一緒に, うちに来る) is ませんか; a firm "Let's…!" is ましょう; が before the verb means たい.
Try it yourself
冷たい水が飲み。Show answer
冷たい水が飲みたいです。
もしよかったら、今度の土曜日、私と一緒に映画を見？Show answer
もしよかったら、今度の土曜日、私と一緒に映画を見ませんか？
今度の日曜日、うちに遊びに来？Show answer
今度の日曜日、うちに遊びに来ませんか？