Skip to content
Kotomora

欲ほしがる

ほ
し
が
る
Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

want; desire; appear to want

Used to describe someone else's observable desire for something. Unlike 欲しい, which expresses the speaker's own desire, 欲しがる is used for third-person subjects or to describe apparent wants.

See also: 欲しい

Usage patterns