JLPT N4

～がほしい

Want (a noun)

Structure

Noun + がほしい

This expresses the speaker's desire for a noun. It is a direct way to state 'I want [noun]'.

新しい本がほしいです。

I want a new book.

Trying to use it for verbs; use 〜たい for wanting to do an action.

Remember ほしい solely means 'to want' for things (nouns).

Import an article and tap any sentence using it. The explanation comes back about the sentence in front of you, not a textbook example.