An introduction to Japanese - Syntax, Grammar & Language

3.2. FURTHER INFLECTIONS 121

the adjective , desire, is used:

”(I) want this door red.”

In terms of politeness is just as direct and selfish as , and
it can be softened by adding or :

”[I] want it made.”

”(I) want it made (being said in a less direct manner than the above

sentence)”

”(I) want it made (’There is a reason for me wanting this, it’s not pure

selfishness here, don’t worry’)”

Since is a normal verbal adjective, we can inflect it further
like any other verbal adjective:

bases form

3.2.7 Pseudo-future: /

Thepseudo-futureis used for three things, which are called thepresump-
tive(”it’s probably the case that...”), thedubitative(”will/shall ...?”) and
thecohortative(”let’s ...”).

Dubitative / cohortative

These forms, as mentioned in the outline for Japanese, turn the into
something that ends on an sound through a contraction. There’s both a
normal and a polite form of this construction, with the polite form simply
being the verb in polite form, with turned into a pseudo-future.