How to Say ‘I want to keep it / leave it’ in Japanese
残したいです
nokoshi tai desu
[noh-koh-shee tai dess]
Phrase Breakdown
残し
nokoshi
[noh-koh-shee]
leave; keep behind
Stem of 残す, meaning to leave or keep something.
着替えを残したいです。
I want to keep the change of clothes.
たい
tai
[tai]
want to
Expresses desire to do an action when added to a verb stem.
手元に残したいです。
I want to keep it with me.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite ending
Used after たい to make the expression polite: 'want to ...'
着替えだけ残したいです。
I want to keep only a change of clothes.
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