【JLPT N3 Grammar】〜をほしがる(~wohoshigaru)

Explanation:〜をほしがる

Meaning
"a third person wants Noun"
Used to express the desires of a third person.
It is derived from the adjective "ほしい" (want/desire), but when describing someone else's desire, "がる" is added to create "ほしがる."

Form
N + をほしがる

Points

  1. Subject: The subject of the sentence is someone other than the speaker (or the person the speaker is quoting).
  2. Object: The thing that is desired is marked by "を."
  3. Verb Conjugation: "ほしがる" behaves like a typical Japanese verb and can be conjugated into different tenses (e.g., past, negative).

JLPT Level
N3



Sample sentenes

息子むすこはゲームよりもスマホしがっています
My son wants a smart phone more than a game machine.

むすめあたらしいおもちゃしがっています
My daughter wants a new toy.

トムさんは彼女かのじょしがっています
Tom wants a girlfriend.

あかちゃんがミルクしがっているようです
My baby looks like he wants milk.

キムさんは日本語にほんご練習れんしゅうのために日本人にほんじん友達ともだちしがっています
Kim wants Japanese friends to practice Japanese with.

かれあたらしいくるましがっている
He wants a new car

Vocabulary

Japanese
English
息子 むすこ son
ゲーム機 ゲームき gaming device
彼女 かのじょ girlfriend
赤ちゃん あかちゃん baby
練習 れんしゅう practice

 

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