Want Someone To (〜てほしい)

〜てほしい is used when the speaker wants someone else to perform an action. Unlike 〜たい which expresses wanting to do something yourself, 〜てほしい directs the desire toward another person's action.

Formation: [Person に] + [Verb て-form] + ほしい. For example: 友達に来てほしい (I want my friend to come). The negative form is 〜ないでほしい or 〜てほしくない. 〜ないでほしい (I want them not to do) is more common than 〜てほしくない (I don't want them to do).

Since this directly expresses the speaker's desire about someone else's behavior, it can sound demanding if used with superiors. For polite requests, 〜ていただきたい or 〜ていただけますか is more appropriate.