〜てもらいたい~te moraitai
Te moraitai (〜てもらいたい) means “want to receive someone’s help”.
I would like the participants to read the notice carefully in advance.
Use 〜てもらいたい to say you want another person to do something that benefits or helps you.
In the course
How it works
When you do not know what to bring to an event, you can express your wish for the person in charge to tell you.
The person you want to act is the listener or a third party; the speaker hopes to benefit from that action.
This expresses a wish for the other person to do something; it does not mean they have already done it.
Add 「もらいたい」 to a verb’s て-form: for example, 「教える」 becomes 「教えてもらいたい」.
Mark the person doing the action with 「に」. In the picture, the person giving me information is 「担当者」.
It can express a strong wish. When said directly to the person concerned, it can also sound like a demand.
In the example about the notice, 「読んでおいて」 emphasizes reading it in advance to prepare for the event.
Example sentences
- 参加者sankashaにniは、wa、事前jizenにniお知らせoshiraseをoよくyoku読んyonでdeおいoiてte
In a conversation
- A来週のイベントのことで、担当者に連絡しましたか。
A: Did you contact the person in charge regarding next week's event?
- Bはい。担当者に
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
I want the participants to read the notice carefully in advance.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
参加者には、事前にお知らせをよく____（「読んでおく」を使って丁寧に）。
I would like participants to read the notice carefully in advance.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜てもらいたいwant to receive someone’s help