会いたかった。
Aitakatta.
I missed you / I wanted to see you.
- Word for word
- “I wanted to meet you.”
- Politeness: Casual
- Plain form. Fine with family, close friends and people younger than you. Rude to a stranger or a boss.
- When you would say it
- Meeting again after a gap.
- Worth knowing
- Past tense because the wanting is over now that you have met.