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〜がる - (someone else) feels (something)

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For an adjective that describes an emotion, the がる construction allows you to say that another person is feeling (or acting as if they are feeling) that emotion.

For example:

は
恥
ずかしい I feel embarrassed ➜
は
恥
ずかしがる he/she feels/acts embarrassed
こわ
怖
い I feel scared ➜
こわ
怖
がる he/she feels scared

In the case of

ほ

しい (want something) and 〜たい (want to do something), がる allows you to say what you think another person wants.

For い adjectives, the い is replaced with がる. For な adjectives, the がる is just added.

は

の

では

に

ずかしがる。
She feels very shy in the presence of the opposite sex.

を

るにつれて

がるものです。
They'll be more sensitive to the cold as they grow older.

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See also:

〜たがる - (someone else) wants to (do something)

Kanji used in this grammar

恥

チはじ shame はじる to feel ashamed はじらう to be shy はずかしい ashamed

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怖

フこわい frightening

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欲

ヨクほしい want ほっする to want

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彼

ヒかれ he

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女

ジョニョニョウ woman; female おんな woman め woman

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異

イこと different

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性

セイショウ sex, gender, nature, disposition

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前

ゼンまえ before

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非

ヒ mistake

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常

ジョウつね usual, normal とこ- endless, unchanging

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年

ネンとし year

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取

シュとる to take

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寒

カンさむい cold

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