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Wants to A
  1. Wants to A
  2. Shows signs of state/condition A
  3. Don't be A (afraid, shy, etc.)
彼かれは 何なにか を 食たべ た が っ て 居 る ね 。 
It seems like he wants to eat something.
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ず っ と パ パ の 車 に 乗 り た が っ て た の よ ね 。 今日 は 幼 稚 園 迄 車 で 送 っ て っ て よ 。 
She's always wanted to ride in Daddy (your)'s car. She asked for you to take her to kindergarten today.
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田 中 さ ん は カ ラ オ ケ を 為 た が っ て 居 る け れ ど 、 此 の 辺 に カ ラ オ ケ は 有 り ま せ ん 。 
Tanaka wants to sing karaoke, but there are no karaoke places around here.
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弟 は 馬 に 乗 り た が っ て 居 る の で 明日 一 緒 に 農 家 に 行 く 積 も り 。 
My younger brother wants to ride a horse, so we are going to go to a farm tomorrow.
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両 親 が 私 に 会 い た が っ て 居 る 。 
My parents want to see me.
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彼 は お 酒 を 飲 み た が っ て 居 る 。 
He wants to drink alcohol.
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佐 藤 君 は 、 新 し い 靴 を 履 き た が っ た 。 
Sato wanted to wear new shoes.
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太 郎 は 早 く 食 べ 始 め た が っ て 居 た 。 
Taro wanted to begin to eat early.
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大人 も 子 供 も 其 の 映 画 を 見 た が っ て 居 る 。 
Adults and children alike would like to see the movie.
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彼 は 頻 り に 結 果 を 知 り た が っ て 居 る 。 
He is anxious to know the result.
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彼 は 其 の 競 技 に 参 加 し た が っ て 居 る 。 
He wants to participate in the contest.
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彼 は 有 名 に 成 り た が っ て 居 る 。 
He is eager for fame.
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彼 女 は 迚 も 痩 せ た が っ て 居 る 。 
She wants to become thin very much.
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AVerb: たい-form (Want to..)
-い
がって
いる
Basic Examples:
言いたがって居る ((someone) wants to say)

AVerb: たい-form (Want to..)
-い
がる
Basic Examples:
遊びたがる ((someone) wants to play)

Notes
Only used with third person.
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How does this differ from plain ol’ ～たい?
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NLLumi
Level: 805
-たい is used when the speaker wants to do something, when the speaker is talking about someone else wanting to do something, this form is used.
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Hp3isthebesthp
Level: 76
 
Shows signs of state/condition A
  1. Wants to A
  2. Shows signs of state/condition A
  3. Don't be A (afraid, shy, etc.)
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綾 ち ゃ ん は 何 か を 欲 し が っ て 居 る 。 
It seems like Aya wants something.
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彼 女 は 怖 が っ て 居 る よ 。 
She seems scared.
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皆 、 何 を 怖 が っ て 居 る の ？ 
What is everyone afraid of?
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う ち の お 父 さ ん は 、 家 に 御 客 が 来 る の を 嫌 が っ て 居 る の 。 
My father doesn't like it when guests come to the house.
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私 が 早 く 去 る の で 彼 ら は 残 念 が っ た 。 
My leaving early made them feel sorry.
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少 年 は 頻 り に 自 転 車 を 欲 し が っ た 。 
The boy eagerly wished for a bicycle.
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彼 女 は 人 の こと を 何時 も 羨 ま し が っ て 居 る 。 
She is always envious of people.
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Construction
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Aい-adjective
-い
がって
いる
Basic Examples:
欲しがって居る ((so and so) wants)

Aな-adjective
-な
がって
いる
Basic Examples:
人気がって居る (seems to be popular)

Aい-adjective
-い
がる
Basic Examples:
楽しがる (seems to be having fun)

Aな-adjective
-な
がる
Basic Examples:
有名がる (seems famous)

Notes
Only used with third person.
Related Expressions
そう
ようだ
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Grammar usage notes

Often used with the emotions of others. In the examples below, see ほしがる (seem to want) 乗りたがる (seem to want to ride/board the car). In Japanese, we can never speak definitively about someone else's feelings, so we use things like　~がる　or ~そう.

Note that ~がる makes an adjective into a verb.
乗る=verb 乗りたい=adjective 乗りたがる=verb again.
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暖
Level: 1
Note on particles:

While ~たい and ~欲しい take the particle が, ~たがっている and ~欲しがっている take the particle を.
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宮本勝利
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Don't be A (afraid, shy, etc.)
  1. Wants to A
  2. Shows signs of state/condition A
  3. Don't be A (afraid, shy, etc.)
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そ ん な に 恥 ず か し が ら な い で 堂 々 と ス ピ ー チ 為 て 下 さ い 。 
Don't be so shy and please give a great speech.
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怖 が ら な い で 、 踊 っ て ご 覧 。 
Don't be afraid and try to dance.
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Construction
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Aな-adjective
 
Aい-adjective -い
 
 
がらないで
Basic Examples:
恥ずかしがらないで (don't be shy)

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mireille
Level: 1
がっている is actually is a combination of がる + ている.

So sentences like these are also possible:
そこへ行きたがる人は誰もいない。There is no one who wants to go there. (Tangorin)
メグは日本について何でも知りたがる。Meg is curious to know everything about Japan. (Tangorin)
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マイコー
Level: 301
Thanks, added them!
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16 years ago
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Ash Menon
Level: 1
Just like to point out that the model sentence "おとうとはうまにのりたがっているのであしたいっしょにのうかにいくつもりだ" highlights the wrong part of the sentence in red. Nothing serious, but can possibly confuse people :)
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15 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
Thanks!
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15 years ago
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くるるぎくん
Level: 1
i dont understand how to use がらないで　with the たいform. could anybody explain
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
Should not have been on there, and has been taken off. Sorry about that!
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14 years ago
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kakipii
Level: 1
A little mistake with the 3rd example sentence - rule given for いadjs rather than なadjs. Could be confusing.
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
Which sentence specifically are you referring to?
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Javona
Level: 1
In the how to use section of the "Shows signs of state/condition A" I think the
な-adjectiveA - い REMOVE + がる should be
な-adjectiveA - な REMOVE + がる
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
Thank you for catching that typo!
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14 years ago
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Lang_learner
Level: 1
I was wondering. If you want to say that someone else wants to do blank, can't you just use the　たい form? Or is that only used when referring to yourself?
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12 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 2025
In Japanese you can never assume what someone else is thinking or feeling - using just たい does assume absolute knowledge, so it's considered innapropriate to use by itself when referring to another person.
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マイコー
Level: 301
A good thing to keep in mind as well is that you can use the　たい form when quoting someone else. 彼は東京に行きたいって He says he wants to go to Tokyo.
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fareastfurfaro
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[quote author=Lang_learner link=topic_id=4933&post_id=29258#rmsg_29258 date=1372118142]I was wondering. If you want to say that someone else wants to do blank, can't you just use the　たい form? Or is that only used when referring to yourself?[/quote] In informal speech it's quite common to use たい with your friend or significant other. For example: 何食べたい？ What do you wanna eat? While that may not be 100% grammatically correct everyone does it.
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Lang_learner
Level: 1
Oh ok, thank you all very much! I was quite confused, but now it makes sense. :D
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mysticfive
Level: 2025
[quote author=fareastfurfaro link=topic_id=4933&post_id=29261#rmsg_29261 date=1372166729]In informal speech it's quite common to use たい with your friend or significant other. For example: 何食べたい？ What do you wanna eat? While that may not be 100% grammatically correct everyone does it.[/quote] Fareast - a note on that; while that is often used, that kind of phrase isn't used *in reference* to another person, and it's a question, so the assumption of knowledge isn't there - that's why that type of question works, it has nothing to do with formality (because you can also ask someone 何を食べたいんですか and that's also fine) ;)
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fareastfurfaro
Level: 1
I see! 勉強になりました。ありがとう！
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Shiruz
Level: 1
sorry i found this dialogue with is from a text book in which explain the がる form. the dialogue is A: 田中、お帰りなさい。旅行どうだって? B: 楽しかったよ。ヒッチハイクもうまくいったし。こわがらないでやってみてよかった。 A: そうだね。 I don't understand why the B person is using the わがらないで referring to himself, it's not usually a grammar rule to use for other feelings? Thank you veru much for your help.
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11 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
This is a special form that comes with several adjectives: はずかしい > はずかしがる こわい > こわがる etc. The usage of these is 'to become [feeling/condition', so in the dialogue, he's saying he is glad he didn't get scared and try it.
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友人
Level: 1
In third person, the がる suffix is used to deduce someone else's emotions from appearances. In the first person, it means a feeling for no valid reason, an emotion "over nothing".
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Shiruz
Level: 1
Thank you very much! now i understood! :D
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11 years ago
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naikou3611
Level: 10
About the second usage, by referring verbs which represent a state/condition (like 疲れる、混乱する、怒る, etc.), isn't it still possible to use it with verb? For instance, saying '怒りたがっている' doesn't always mean '(seems) want to angry' but means 'seems angry' instead. Then how about 疲れたがる, does it always means 'seems want to get tired'? I believe it's roughly depend on context, though. So how do you think?
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10 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301

@mysticfive thoughts on this nuance?

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mysticfive
Level: 2025
ビールマンダ は 03月 15日, 2:25に
About the second usage, by referring verbs which represent a state/condition (like 疲れる、混乱する、怒る, etc.), isn't it still possible to use it with verb? For instance, saying '怒りたがっている' doesn't always mean '(seems) want to angry' but means 'seems angry' instead. Then how about 疲れたがる, does it always means 'seems want to get tired'? I believe it's roughly depend on context, though. So how do you think?
と言いました。

I've never heard this grammar pattern used in this way; usually, if you want to say someone seems angry/tired etc, you hear things like 怒っているらしい、疲れているようです、混雑しているみたい。Not to say the above *can't* be used, just that if it can, it's probably a rarer usage... But especially since the ~たい form is in there for verbs, it would seem to lead one to believe that the condition is desired, like you said - one wants to become angry, one wants to be tired...

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naikou3611
Level: 10
I guess you're right. Another one, are these count as the second usage (or the third?) too? 暑がり is sensitive to heat 寒がり is sensitive to cold 怖がり is coward when「屋（や）」attached, it'd mean the 'type of the person that (sensitive to...)'; it doesn't seems work with all adjective, though. And for 強がる, does it always means "pretend to be tough" (negative nuance) and not "seems strong" (does not contain negative nuance)?
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mysticfive
Level: 2025

I would say the ～がり is most similar to usage 2, but I'm not sure if I'd put them together in the same thing.

with 強がる, it's not something that I've personally heard too often, but I would say that it would more have the pretending connotation - if you wanted to say someone seems strong, I'd go more with 強そう

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Karlla
Level: 910

The second example sentence for the second usage is actually misplaced. It should be linked to the first usage instead.

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