〜がる
N4garu
(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
- 妹は暗い所を怖がる。My little sister is scared of dark places.妹妹害怕黑暗的地方。
- 祖母は孫に会えなくて寂しがっている。My grandmother is lonely because she can't see her grandchildren.奶奶见不到孙辈,感到寂寞。
- 息子は新しい自転車をほしがっている。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
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}