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〜がる: shows signs of feeling (third person)

N4 · 01 Potential, ability & wanting

Turns a feeling word into a verb to say that someone else seems to feel it.

い-adjective (minus い) or na-adjective + がる: 怖がる, 嫌がる, 欲しがる, 恥ずかしがる. Normally written as 〜がっている for a state. Only for feelings and wants of other people, never for yourself.

Examples

娘むすめは犬いぬを怖こわがって近ちかづかない。

My daughter is scared of dogs and does not go near them.

彼かれは人前ひとまえで話はなすのを嫌いやがります。

He dislikes speaking in front of people.

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