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嫌がる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	嫌いやがる	嫌いやがらない
Polite	嫌いやがります	嫌いやがりません
Past polite	嫌いやがりました	嫌いやがりませんでした
Past	嫌いやがった	嫌いやがらなかった
Te-form	嫌いやがって	嫌いやがらないで
Desire	嫌いやがりたい	嫌いやがりたくない
Potential	嫌いやがれる	嫌いやがれない
Passive	嫌いやがられる	嫌いやがられない
Causative	嫌いやがらせる	嫌いやがらせない
Causative passive	嫌いやがらせられるalso 嫌いやがらされる	嫌いやがらせられないalso 嫌いやがらされない
Volitional	嫌いやがろう
Polite volitional	嫌いやがりましょう
Imperative	嫌いやがれ	嫌いやがるな
Conditional	嫌いやがれば	嫌いやがらなければ
Tara conditional	嫌いやがったら	嫌いやがらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

show reluctance; hate; express dislike

Describes someone visibly or audibly showing that they do not want to do something or dislike something. Often used when the person's discomfort or unwillingness is apparent to others.

子こ供どもは注ちゅう射しゃを嫌いやがって泣ないた。
The child cried, hating the injection.
彼かれは人ひと前まえで話はなすのを嫌いやがる。
He hates speaking in public.
犬いぬが散さん歩ぽに行いくのを嫌いやがっている。
The dog is reluctant to go for a walk.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を嫌いやがるto show reluctance/dislike about doing something
子こ供どもは学がっ校こうに行いくのを嫌いやがった。
The child was reluctant to go to school.
〈人ひと〉に〜されるのを嫌いやがるto dislike having something done to oneself by someone
彼かれは他た人にんに写しゃ真しんを撮とられるのを嫌いやがる。
He dislikes having his picture taken by others.
〈事こと〉を嫌いやがって〜showing reluctance about something, (then does/says...)
薬くすりを飲のむのを嫌いやがって泣なき出だした。
He showed such reluctance to take the medicine that he started crying.

Kanji

嫌dislike, detest, hate
厭get tired of, satiate, bore

Related words

嫌きらうN3
嫌う expresses a general, often internal dislike or hatred, while 嫌がる focuses on the outward, visible show of that reluctance or dislike.
渋しぶるN1
渋る describes hesitating or dragging one's feet about doing something, whereas 嫌がる emphasizes an open display of dislike toward the act itself.
拒こばむN1
拒む means to refuse or reject outright, a stronger and more decisive act than 嫌がる, which just shows reluctance without necessarily refusing.
厭いとう
嫌がる describes an outwardly visible reluctance or dislike, while 厭う is a more internal, literary sense of not wanting to do something.
否いやむ
嫌がる describes the outward show of reluctance or aversion, while 否む describes the inner feeling of strong dislike itself.

Opposites

喜よろこぶN4
喜ぶ means to show visible pleasure or joy, the direct opposite of 嫌がる's visible display of dislike or reluctance.
欲ほしがるN1
嫌がる means to show dislike or reluctance toward something, the opposite of 欲しがる, which means to show a desire for something.

Don't confuse with

怖こわがるN1
怖がる and 嫌がる share the same 〜がる pattern for showing an emotion outwardly, but 怖がる is specifically about showing fear while 嫌がる is about showing dislike or reluctance.

Written forms

嫌いやがる
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
厭いやがる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 嫌 is preferred in modern writing.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 嫌 (iya, 'unpleasant') + suffix がる (garu, 'to show signs of'). The suffix がる attaches to adjectives to indicate that someone appears to feel that way.