欲しいのか

whether someone wants it

→ 欲しい
phrase Uncommon #12,602
whether someone wants it Used to ask or wonder whether someone wants something. In direct questions, it can mean “do you want it?”; in embedded questions, it means “whether someone wants it.” The のか ending often adds an explanatory or emphatic tone.
JA: それが本当に欲しいのか、自分でも分からない。
EN: I don't even know whether I really want it.

どちら彼は欲しいのかはっきりしない

It’s unclear which one he wants.

家具欲しいのか

Do you want a car and furniture?

— マルコムX (1992)

お前も欲しいのか

Do you want one too?

— ロード・オブ・ザ・リング/二つの塔 (2002)

この女性は自分が何を欲しいのか知らないことをちゃんと知っている

This woman knows full well that she doesn't know what she wants.

上着欲しいのか

Do you want a jacket too?

— ほんとうのピノッキオ (2019)

どっちが欲しいのか言って

Tell me which one you want.

欲しいのか

Do you want it?

— 不思議惑星キン・ザ・ザ (1986)

これが欲しいのかと思った

I thought you wanted this.

何か欲しいのか

Do you want something?

— コーカサスの虜 (1996)

お前らこれが欲しいのか

You guys want this?

— 罪人たち (2025)

キスして欲しいのかって思うけどどうだろう

I think maybe they want me to kiss them, but who knows.

息子に何がほんとに欲しいのか聞いた

I asked my son what he really wanted.