What is the difference (if any) between these two sentences?


大学で勉強をしたいです。

大学で勉強したいです。

As far as I can tell both translate to - "I want to study at university". I'm
just wondering if one sounds more 'natural' in Japanese than the other and
indeed whether either structure is more approriate in different situations or
not.




> 大学で勉強をしたいです。

Here, `勉強{べんきょう}` is a noun, and `したい` is the verb being acted on it, so you
have something like, "At university I want to _do_ study." However, this
direct English translation is a little ungrammatical, and the original
Japanese isn't. So, with a little flexibility, perhaps we can capture the
Japanese meaning with something like, "At university I really want to _do some
study_!" By acting **on** the noun with a separate verb, it holds it up for
emphasis.

> 大学で勉強したいです。

Here, `勉強{べんきょう}` is made into a verb by attaching `したい` directly to it
without the `を` particle. It becomes, "At university I want to study." This
would most likely be the preferred way of expressing the idea.

Depending on the context in which you were speaking, `勉強をしたい` could work, but
if all you want to express is your desire to study at university, `大学で勉強したいです`
is the more natural of the two.




> 大学で勉強をしたいです。

Here, `勉強{べんきょう}` is a noun, and `したい` is the verb being acted on it, so you
have something like, "At university I want to _do_ study." However, this
direct English translation is a little ungrammatical, and the original
Japanese isn't. So, with a little flexibility, perhaps we can capture the
Japanese meaning with something like, "At university I really want to _do some
study_!" By acting **on** the noun with a separate verb, it holds it up for
emphasis.

> 大学で勉強したいです。

Here, `勉強{べんきょう}` is made into a verb by attaching `したい` directly to it
without the `を` particle. It becomes, "At university I want to study." This
would most likely be the preferred way of expressing the idea.

Depending on the context in which you were speaking, `勉強をしたい` could work, but
if all you want to express is your desire to study at university, `大学で勉強したいです`
is the more natural of the two.

