Last Updated
:2026/01/06
たがる
Suffix
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
他人の動作や状態に対して、その人がそうしようとしている様子や欲求が外から見てうかがえることを表す接尾辞。主観的欲求を表す「〜たい」とは異なり、話し手が観察によって推量するニュアンスを持つ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほかの人や動物が、何かをしたいようすをあらわすときにつけることば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
显得想…… / 似乎想要……(第三人称) / 表现出想……的倾向
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
表示第三人稱看起來想要… / 表現出想做某事的樣子 / 顯示做某事的欲望或傾向
Korean Meaning
…하고 싶어하는 듯하다 / …하려는 기색을 보이다 / …하고 싶어 하다(제3자)
Vietnamese Meaning
có vẻ muốn (làm gì) / tỏ ra muốn (làm) / có xu hướng muốn (làm)
Tagalog Meaning
parang gustong gawin / tila nais / nagpapakitang gusto
Sense(1)
seem to want to
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Quizzes for review
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He seems to want to buy a new game.
See correct answer
彼は新しいゲームを買いたがっているようだ。
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