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JLPT N5 Grammar

ほしがる

N5Intention / Invitation

N5 · Intention / Invitation · noun + がほしがる

someone else appears to want something

noun + がほしがる

ほしがる describes a third person showing that they want something.

ほしがっている is common for a currently observed desire.

子どもは赤い風船をほしがっています。

The child wants the red balloon.

For your own desire, use ほしい, not ほしがる.

When someone else's ほしい is observed from outside, it becomes ほしがる.

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