How to Say ‘Keep it up and win’ in Japanese
このまま勝ってほしいね。
kono mama katsu te hoshii ne
[koh-noh mah-mah kaht teh hoh-shee neh]
💬 Usage Tip: This combines [このまま] "like this" with [勝ってほしい] "want them to win." Final [ね] makes it a shared hope: "Hope they can keep this up and win."
🇯🇵 In Japan: Perfect World Cup sofa-talk Japanese: hopeful, supportive, and said while everyone stares nervously at the clock.
Phrase Breakdown
このまま
kono mama
as is; just like this
Means nothing changes and things continue in the current state.
このままでいい。
It’s fine just like this.
Words in this phrase
この
kono
[koh-noh]
this; this way
Refers to the current game situation.
このまま勝ってほしいね。
I hope they keep it like this and win.
まま
mama
[mah-mah]
as it is; like this
Means without changing the current favorable situation.
このまま勝ってほしいね。
I hope they win just like this.
勝ってほしい
katsu te hoshii
want [someone/something] to win
Expresses a hope or desire that someone will win.
この試合に勝ってほしい。
I want them to win this match.
Words in this phrase
勝っ
katsu
[kaht]
win
Verb stem from 勝つ, forming 勝って in the phrase.
このまま勝ってほしいね。
I hope they stay ahead and win.
て
te
[teh]
and; te-form connector
Te-form ending that connects 勝つ with ほしい.
このまま勝ってほしいね。
I hope they win like this, right?
ほしい
hoshii
[hoh-shee]
want; want someone to do
Shows the speaker’s wish for the team to win.
このまま勝ってほしいね。
I want them to win from here.
ね
ne
[neh]
right?; don’t you think?
Sentence-ending particle inviting agreement or shared feeling.
このまま勝ってほしいね。
I hope they win like this, don’t you think?
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