Feb 22nd 2010 02:30 Katai
Oops

みんな doesn't mean we, but mean "everyone"
Is it correct?

Feb 22nd 2010 02:40 Ryuji24
you are right, "みんな" means everyone.

"みんなにあいたくなります。" 　→ "（私は）みんなにあいたくなる"
I want to meet everyone.

Feb 22nd 2010 02:43 Akio13
Literally translated, "I want to see everyone," but I think it means "I miss everyone" in this situation.

Everyone here might mean your friends living in a place where you used to live, I guess.

Feb 22nd 2010 02:45 Katai
Thank you :)

Feb 22nd 2010 04:31 マスター
あいたくなります。
＝あい（←動詞「あう」（=meet）の連用形）
+たく（←助動詞「たい」（=want）の連用形）
+なり（←動詞「なる」(=get/become)の連用形）
+ます

Feb 22nd 2010 08:23 tony
In case you can't read マスターさん's explanation, here is the same information in English.

From the verb "au", to meet, we can make the form "aitai", which is often translated "want to meet". Actually, it behaves like an adjective, though, so a better translation might be "desirable to meet."

The expression "become [a certain way]" requires an adverb for the [a certain way] part. So this adjective "aitai" is changed to its adverbial form, "aitaku," when placed before the verb "narimasu (become)".

So literally the sentence means "I am becoming wanting-to-see everyone" (au can also mean "see", in the sense of get together with someone), so Akio-san's "I miss everyone" is the best translation into English.

Feb 22nd 2010 16:38 yukiyuki2525