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Please explain this sentence

Member Since
23 Apr, 2024
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Belgium
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Hello all,

 

For the moment, I'm mainly using Duolingo to familiarize myself with the Japanese language. Most times I can find additional information online to make sense of the sentences I encounter on the app.

 

Until this one :

私はあなたに英語を教えて欲しいです

 

Apaprently, the meaning shoule be "I want you to teach me English".

But my poor grasp of Japanese grammar tells me it should be "I want to teach you English".

I suppose the crux of thre problem is to decide if  "anato ni" refers to the verb "oshiete", or possibly to "hoshii"?

Any help is welcome. :)

 

Cheers.

 

 

Pierre

#1 Posted by PierreH about 2 weeks ago
Member Since
25 Oct, 2014
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understanding あなたに  is the key, here, meaning "by you"  rather than "to  you"

#2 Posted by hamilton101 today at 3:43 AM

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