〜がっています~gatte imasu

How it works

1. 

   She says she wants the bag. Someone else describes the desire she shows through her words or actions.

2. 

   With 「ほしい」, mark the desired item with 「が」. With 「ほしがる」, use 「を」 instead.

3. 

   This is not limited to wanting things. It also describes how others show feelings such as fear.

4. 

   Remove the adjective’s final 「い」 and add 「がっています」 to describe what someone is showing now.

5. 

   In the example, the child’s voice, expression, or movements to avoid the noise give the speaker grounds to describe the child’s fear.

6. 

   「がる」 does more than change the person: it focuses on outward signs, without directly asserting what someone else feels inside.

Example sentences

• 母ははhahaはわwa最近、さいきん、saikin、軽くかるくkarukuてte使いやすいつかいやすいtsukaiyasuiバッグばっぐbagguをoほしがっhoshigatてteいます。imasu。

In a conversation

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1. Level 1 · Recognise

   Which sentence is correct?

   A祖父は高級感がある工芸品をもらって、壊さないか少し怖がっています。B祖父は高級感がある工芸品をもらって、壊さないか少し怖いです。C祖父は高級感がある工芸品をもらって、壊さないか少し怖くしています。D祖父は高級感がある工芸品をもらって、壊さないか少し怖しています。

2. Level 1 · Recognise

   Listen and choose the meaning

   AMy mother has recently been wanting a light and easy-to-use bag.BMy mother has recently been looking for shoes that are easy to walk in.CMy father uses a large and sturdy suitcase.DMy mother has already bought a new bag.

3. Level 2 · Build

   Put the words in order

   My mother has recently been wanting a bag that is light and easy to use.

   バッグをいます。最近、使いやすいほしいがってがって母は軽くてほし
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4. Level 3 · Use

   What goes in the blank?

   母は最近、軽くて使いやすいバッグを____。

   My mother has been wanting a lightweight, easy-to-use bag recently.

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More grammar in this theme

• 〜がっていますshowing a feeling

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