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09-30-2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by chryuop View Post
Why say いてほしい and not いたい? I mean, I know they are both grammatically ok, but is there a difference in the phrase you made?
Both are grammatically correct. But there is a difference in meaning.

あなたがここにいてほしい - I want you to be here/ I wish you were here

あなたがここにいたい - You want to be here.
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