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JLPT N4 Grammar

がる

N4Inference / Appearance

N4 · Inference / Appearance · adjective stem + がる

show signs of feeling

adjective stem + がる

がる describes a third person's feeling or desire as observed from the outside.

It often attaches to adjective stems, as in 寒がる and うれしがる.

子どもが暗い部屋を怖がっています。

The child is afraid of the dark room.

For your own feelings, usually do not use がる; say 怖い or ほしい directly.

がる is emotion seen from the outside.

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