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I want wedding gift is a ring = 저는 반지가 결혼 선물이고십습니다??

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"저는 반지가 결혼 선물이고 싶습니다" - bad grammar. It's a nice try but we only say 싶습니다 for something we can do or achieve ourselves. For something done by others beyond our control, we use different expressions: - 저는 반지가 결혼 선물이면 좋겠습니다 == 저는 결혼 선물이 반지이면 좋겠습니다 (slightly more natural). - 저는 결혼 선물이 반지였으면 좋겠습니다. These sentences mean what you meant to say. 선물이면 (present tense) is usually used for a more realistic wish. 선물이었으면 (past) can express more improbably wishes, but is often used like 선물이면 too as here. The ending part may be 좋겠어(realistic wish), 좋을 텐데(less realistic), 얼마나 좋을까 (less realistic), etc. Other examples: - 내일 날씨가 맑고 싶습니다 (BAD) => 내일 날씨가 맑았으면 [맑으면] 좋겠습니다. - 네가 시험에 합격하고 싶어 (BAD) => 네가 시험에 합격했으면 [합격하면] 좋겠어 [좋을 텐데].
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저는 결혼 선물로 반지를 받고 싶어요 :^)

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