N3 — outside your level filter
がる
がるgaruN3neutral
Same meaning4
want to; want something
- がほしいwant (a thing)attaches at
- たがる(someone else) wants to do; shows signs of wanting toattaches at
- たいwant to do — the speaker's own wish, off the ます-stemattaches at
- てほしいwant (someone) to do — a wish about another person's actattaches at
All examples3
shows signs of feeling — turns a subjective adjective into observable third-person behavior
弟は雷をすごく怖がるんだ。
otouto wa kaminari o sugoku kowagaru n da.
My little brother gets really scared of thunder. casual
妹は友達と同じゲームを欲しがっています。
imouto wa tomodachi to onaji geemu o hoshigatte imasu.
My little sister wants the same game as her friend. neutral
彼女は人前で話すのを恥ずかしがっていた。
kanojo wa hitomae de hanasu no o hazukashigatte ita.
She was embarrassed about speaking in front of people. neutral
How it's formed2
All forms6
- negativeがらないgaranai
痛がらない
- pastがったgatta
痛がった
- politeがりますgarimasu
痛がります
- progressiveがっているgatteiru
痛がっている
- causativeがらせるgaraseru
痛がらせる
- negative requestがらないでgaranaide
痛がらないで
Notes
Current feeling is がっている; bare がる reads as a disposition. It doesn't
work on just any word, so coining new ones (?楽しがる) sounds off.
work on just any word, so coining new ones (?楽しがる) sounds off.