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〜がる

N4
garu

(someone else) feels; shows signs of feeling

Formation

i-Adj stem / na-Adj + がる

Chinese meanings

表现出……的感受

Chinese formation

い形容词词干/な形容词+がる

Chinese usage

根据外在表现描述他人的感受或愿望。

Chinese notes

接怖い、寂しい、ほしい等表示感情的词;对象常用を。

Examples

  • 妹いもうとは暗くらい所ところを怖こわがる。
    My little sister is scared of dark places.
    妹妹害怕黑暗的地方。
  • 祖そ母ぼは孫まごに会あえなくて寂さびしがっている。
    My grandmother is lonely because she can't see her grandchildren.
    奶奶见不到孙辈,感到寂寞。
  • 息子むすこは新あたらしい自じ転てん車しゃをほしがっている。
    My son wants a new bicycle.
    儿子想要一辆新自行车。

Notes

Turns feeling adjectives (怖い, 寂しい, ほしい) into verbs describing how others seem to feel. The object of the feeling takes を.

#emotion#appearance

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('garu');
{
  "id": "garu",
  "pattern": "〜がる",
  "romaji": "garu",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "(someone else) feels; shows signs of feeling",
  "formation": "i-Adj stem / na-Adj + がる",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "妹は暗い所を怖がる。",
      "furigana": "{妹|いもうと}は{暗|くら}い{所|ところ}を{怖|こわ}がる。",
      "en": "My little sister is scared of dark places."
    },
    {
      "ja": "祖母は孫に会えなくて寂しがっている。",
      "furigana": "{祖母|そぼ}は{孫|まご}に{会|あ}えなくて{寂|さび}しがっている。",
      "en": "My grandmother is lonely because she can't see her grandchildren."
    },
    {
      "ja": "息子は新しい自転車をほしがっている。",
      "furigana": "{息子|むすこ}は{新|あたら}しい{自転車|じてんしゃ}をほしがっている。",
      "en": "My son wants a new bicycle."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "emotion",
    "appearance"
  ],
  "notes": "Turns feeling adjectives (怖い, 寂しい, ほしい) into verbs describing how others seem to feel. The object of the feeling takes を.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "851279154d8d6e2e5c4a49cb62a07766447178cc0dbb977b2724acf01dbbf661",
    "meanings": [
      "表现出……的感受"
    ],
    "formation": "い形容词词干/な形容词+がる",
    "explanation": "根据外在表现描述他人的感受或愿望。",
    "notes": "接怖い、寂しい、ほしい等表示感情的词;对象常用を。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "妹は暗い所を怖がる。",
        "zh": "妹妹害怕黑暗的地方。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "祖母は孫に会えなくて寂しがっている。",
        "zh": "奶奶见不到孙辈,感到寂寞。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "息子は新しい自転車をほしがっている。",
        "zh": "儿子想要一辆新自行车。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#garu",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "496ffd473010cf281effffb8f66db051fee48dcc0151379093ffbe084a2da0da"
  }
}