title_body: How does one express "want to want" in toki pona?
upvoted_answer: mi wile ala e     ni:  mi wile e     ijo   nasa.
    I  want not &lt;obj&gt;-this I  want &lt;obj&gt;-thing crazy
  
  
  The same principle as in "I do not want to drink water."
  
  
    mi wile ala e     ni:  mi moku  e     telo.
    I  want not &lt;obj&gt;-this I  drink &lt;obj&gt;-water