Want, desire (of the third person) in Japanese 🇯🇵

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want, desire (of the third person)	ほしがる

How to say “want, desire (of the third person)” in Japanese? “ほしがる”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “ほしがる” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on want, desire (of the third person) in Japanese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Visualize someone expressing strong desire for a star. The word "ほし" (hoshi) means "star" in Japanese, and "がる" (garu) is a suffix used to indicate someone's outward expression of a feeling or want. Imagine this person "garu" (wanting) a star (ほし).

Explanations:
– "ほしがる" (hoshigaru) is used to describe someone else's desire or want and is not typically used for one's own desires.
– The base "ほし" (hoshi) means "want" and "がる" (garu) is added to indicate the third person's perspective.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 欲しがる (ほしがる, hoshigaru): to want, desire
– 欲する (ほっする, hossuru): to desire (more formal)

Conjugations:
1. Present/Future Tense: ほしがる (hoshigaru)
2. Past Tense: ほしがった (hoshigatta)
3. Negative Present/Future Tense: ほしがらない (hoshigaranai)
4. Negative Past Tense: ほしがらなかった (hoshigaranakatta)
5. Te-form: ほしがって (hoshigatte)

Examples of sentences:
1. 彼は新しい車を欲しがっている。
Kare wa atarashii kuruma o hoshigatte iru.
He wants a new car.

2. 子供たちはおもちゃを欲しがった。
Kodomo-tachi wa omocha o hoshigatta.
The children wanted toys.

3. 彼女は外国に行きたがらない。
Kanojo wa gaikoku ni ikitagarannai.
She doesn't want to go abroad.

4. 彼は犬を飼いたがっています。
Kare wa inu o kaitagatte imasu.
He wants to have a dog.

5. 学生たちはもっと自由な時間を欲しがっています。
Gakusei-tachi wa motto jiyūna jikan o hoshigatte imasu.
The students want more free time.

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