Because I wanted

[Cereth]

Hello!

if someone ask me: "Why do you study japanese?" i can answer...nihon he ikitai desu kara.

but if i´m already in japan and someone ask me "Why did you study japanese" (it´s odd i know but is an example)... how can i say in japanese "because i wanted to be here" or "because i wanted to meet you".

Arigatou Gozaimasu minna-san

 

[instantREILLY]

People will probably ask you that question a million times, so it's good to know your response. It is esentially the same as what you supposed, only in the past tense.

日本に来ていたかったですから。
Nihon ni kitakatta desu kara.
(Lit.) [It is] Because I wanted to come and be in Japan.

ＸＸさんに会いに来たかったですから。
XX san ni ai ni kitakatta desu kara.
(Lit.) [It is] because I wanted to come and meet XX-san [you].

 

[Cereth]

Gracias Reilly!

You are always a big help to me.

 

[Flaminius]

日本に来たかったから sounds more well-formed to me. Fuller answers would be:

日本に来たかったから、日本語を勉強しました。
Nihon-ni kitakatta kara, Nihongo-o benkyoo shimashita. OR

日本語を勉強したのは、日本に来たかったからです。
Nihongo-o benkyoo shita-no wa, Nihon-ni kitakatta kara desu.