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Japanese
Suffix
がる • (-garu)
- feel
- 恥ずかしがらないで、前に出てきてください。
- Hazukashigaranai de, mae ni detekite kudasai.
- Please don't be shy and come up here.
- pretend
Usage notes
This attaches to an adjective stem and creates a verb expressing a third party's feelings. Examples:
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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がら
|
～がら
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~gara
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
|
がり
|
～がり
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~gari
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
|
がる
|
～がる
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~garu
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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がる
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～がる
|
~garu
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
|
がれ
|
～がれ
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~gare
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
|
がれ
|
～がれ
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~gare
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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がられる
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～がられる
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~garareru
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| Causative
|
がらせる
がらす
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～がらせる
～がらす
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~garaseru
~garasu
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| Potential
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がれる
|
～がれる
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~gareru
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| Volitional
|
がろう
|
～がろう
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~garō
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| Negative
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がらない
|
～がらない
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~garanai
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| Negative continuative
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がらず
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～がらず
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~garazu
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| Formal
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がります
|
～がります
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~garimasu
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| Perfective
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がった
|
～がった
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~gatta
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| Conjunctive
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がって
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～がって
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~gatte
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| Hypothetical conditional
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がれば
|
～がれば
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~gareba
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Derived terms