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02-08-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyororin View Post
たい is used for something you want to do. くれる is someone else doing something to/doing something for you... As you can not be the one wanting to do what another person could do, it`s impossible. It is something outside of your control - たい is something within it.

Along the same lines comes weather. You can say 雨降ってほしい - but not ふりたい as you are not the one who would be falling.
Makes sense. Thanks Nyororin.
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