How to ask "Do you want to be ...?" question?


I'm going through my elementary Japanese learning book and another question
came to mind.

So, 欲しい｛ほしい｝ means "want" and 居る{いる} means "to be", "to have" or "to exist"

How does one combine the two to say "Do you want to be ...?"

Example:

> Do you want to be my team member (e.g sports team member) ?

I first thought:

> 僕のチームのメンバーが欲しいですか。

But that sounds more like "Do you want my team member?"

Then my next thought was:

> 僕のチームのメンバーがいますか。

However, doesn't that mean "Does my team member exist?"

:D

So...yeah, scratching my head at the moment.




Translating "want" is slightly difficult:

  * "want that" =「thatが欲しい」"want to own that stuff"
  * "want to do that act" = 「thatをしたい」
  * "want to be that" = 「thatになりたい」"want to become that role/position/status" or「thatでありたい」"want to keep that state"

I think「僕のチームのメンバーになりたいですか」is good for "Do you want to become my team
member?". If you ask him/her to become your team member, you can also
say「僕のチームのメンバーになりませんか」.

「僕のteam memberがいますか」means "Does my team member exist?" as you say.




Translating "want" is slightly difficult:

  * "want that" =「thatが欲しい」"want to own that stuff"
  * "want to do that act" = 「thatをしたい」
  * "want to be that" = 「thatになりたい」"want to become that role/position/status" or「thatでありたい」"want to keep that state"

I think「僕のチームのメンバーになりたいですか」is good for "Do you want to become my team
member?". If you ask him/her to become your team member, you can also
say「僕のチームのメンバーになりませんか」.

「僕のteam memberがいますか」means "Does my team member exist?" as you say.

