たし

auxiliary adjective

want to; would like to

Formal/literary auxiliary adjective attaching to the -masu stem of a verb. Expresses the speaker's desire to do something. Equivalent to たい in modern colloquial Japanese.

See also: たい

• 早はやく春はるが来きたし。

  I wish spring would come soon. (formal/literary)

• この本ほんを読よみたしと思おもう。

  I would like to read this book. (formal/literary)