居たい how its pronounced ?

the nanori for 居 would be iru. right?

so is 居たい pronounced itai or naritai?

when i hear japanese i dont hear ....ni itai. i hear ..... ni naritai

from the rules of japanese itai makes perfect sense, just like imasu

can someone help me
Update: so if the kanji (居 / to be) is never pronounced nari, then why do they say " .....ni naritai" when they want to be ........ た い being the auxiliarie added to a verb making it want. so whats the original verb in naritai? how would you say i want to be happy? 嬉 し い に い た い ?? anyway thanks... show more so if the kanji (居 / to be) is never pronounced nari, then why do they say " .....ni naritai" when they want to be ........

た い being the auxiliarie added to a verb making it want.

so whats the original verb in naritai?

how would you say i want to be happy?

嬉 し い に い た い ??

anyway thanks for answering
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