〜がります

introduction

explanation

*がります* is used to describe a **third person's feelings** or sensations that you can **observe from the outside**. In Japanese, you cannot directly state how someone else feels — *がる* turns an `i-adjective` of feeling into a verb meaning *to show signs of ~*.

explanation

Drop *い* from the adjective and add *がる* (or *がります* in polite form). Common pairs: <ruby>怖<rt>こわ</rt></ruby>い → <ruby>怖<rt>こわ</rt></ruby>がる, <ruby>寂<rt>さび</rt></ruby>しい → <ruby>寂<rt>さび</rt></ruby>しがる, <ruby>嬉<rt>うれ</rt></ruby>しい → <ruby>嬉<rt>うれ</rt></ruby>しがる.

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