Is 休みたいです more polite than 休みたい?
It is necessary to say です in every "たい" word to sound more polite?
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It is necessary to say です in every "たい" word to sound more polite?
Yes, that is exactly the role of です here. です is a polite marker that you add to i-adjectives or i-adjectives like to make them polite. So yes, 休みたいです is more polite than 休みたい