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JAPANESE VERB

きたい する

期待する

to look forward to, to expect

  • #237 most used
  • する verb

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI look forward to
NegativeI don’t look forward to

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI looked forward to
NegativeI didn’t look forward to

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formlooking forward to, and…
Doing now (て います)I am looking forward to
Please (て ください)please look forward to

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can look forward to
NegativeI can’t look forward to

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to look forward to
NegativeI don’t want to look forward to

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s look forward to

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I look forward to
  2. If, when (たら) if I look forward to

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) look forward to (do it)
  2. Plain command look forward to!
  3. Please don’t please don’t look forward to

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am looked forward to
CausativeI make someone look forward to

How to use きたい する

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    あまり きたい しない ほう が いい よ。

    Better not to expect too much.

  2. Past

    せいこう を きたい した が、 だめ だった。

    I'd hoped for success, but it didn't work out.

  3. Te-form

    かんとく は わかい せんしゅ に きたい して います。

    The coach is counting on the young players.

  4. Potential

    らいねん は、 いい しゅうかく が きたい できそう です。

    Next year it looks like we can expect a good harvest.

  5. Want to

    きたい したい けれど、 また がっかり する の が こわい。

    I want to hope, but I'm afraid of being disappointed again.

  6. Volitional

    けっか は わからない けど、 きたい しよう。

    We don't know the result, but let's hope.

  7. Conditional

    あまり きたい したら、 あと で つらい よ。

    If you expect too much, it'll hurt later.

  8. Commands and requests

    わたし に きたい しないで ください。 りょうり は にがて です。

    Please don't expect much of me. I'm bad at cooking.

  9. Passive and causative

    かいしゃ に きたい されて、 プレッシャー を かんじます。

    The company expects a lot of me and I feel the pressure.

Good to know

  • きたい する is to expect something good; たのしみ に する is the everyday "I'm looking forward to it".
  • What you count on takes に or を: あたらしい せんしゅ に きたい する.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.