Today I am going to share the homework correction quoted from my JLPT N3 course!
The student’s sentence is not correct. Can you find the mistake?

 

[Student’s sentence]

 

母は京都に行きたいです。

*はははきょうとにいきたいです。

 

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[My correction]

 

母は京都に行きたいです。
→母は京都に行きたがっています。
My mother wants to go to Kyoto.

 

〜たい indicates that the speaker hopes to do something, but not the hope of a person who is neither the speaker nor the listener.
When it is obvious that your mother wants to go to Kyoto then you can use 〜たがる.
〜たがる is used for the third person who wants to do something or is showing signs of wanting to do something, based on their behavior or statements.

 

e.g.
◎(私は)イタリアに行きたいです。
I want to go to Italy.

×父はイタリアに行きたいです。
◎父はイタリアに行きたがっています。
My father wants to go to Italy.

 

◎(私は)友だちに会いたいです。
I want to see my friends.

×友だちは私に会いたいです。
◎友だちは私に会いたがっています。
My friends want to see me.

 

I hope my explanation helps you. 😊

 

 

In the JLPT course, all lessons come with homework, if you submit your homework, I will reply with corrections.
I can break down the Japanese grammar and point out mistakes, explaining the structure and nuances of Japanese in an easy-to-understand way.