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
What is this buttons?

He seems to want to buy a new game.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他似乎想买一款新游戏。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他似乎想買一款新遊戲。

Korean Translation

그는 새 게임을 사고 싶어하는 것 같다.

Vietnamese Translation

Có vẻ anh ấy muốn mua một trò chơi mới.

Tagalog Translation

Mukhang gusto niyang bumili ng bagong laro.

What is this buttons?
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seem to want to

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imperfective stem

continuative stem

continuative stem

stem terminative

stem terminative

attributive stem

attributive stem

hypothetical stem

hypothetical stem

imperative stem

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conjunctive

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conditional hypothetical

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たがる

彼は新しいゲームを買いたがっているようだ。

See correct answer

He seems to want to buy a new game.

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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