The ren'youkei + たがる (tagaru) means "to want", and
expresses the desire of the "third person": He, she, it,
or they. The auxiliary verb たがる (tagaru) is a yodan katsuyou (or
group 4) verb and is conjugated accordingly.
Unlike with extensions like ren'youkei + て (te) and ren'youkei
+ た (ta), there are no contractions with たがる (tagaru). The ～たがる
(-tagaru) form cannot be used with verbal adjectives.
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鈴木さんがパリを見たがった。 (Suzuki-san ga Pari wo
mitagatta.)
Mr. Suzuki wanted to see Paris.
将来に本を書きたがります。 (Shourai ni hon wo kakitagarimasu.)
She wants to write a book some day. |
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Ren'youkei + たがる (tagaru) and the polite
form
The ren'youkei + たがる (tagaru) can only be made polite by adding
ます (masu) to its ren'youkei conjugation. You cannot add たがる to the
polite verb ます (masu).
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インドに行きましたがる。 (Indo
ni ikimashitagaru.) (incorrect)
インドに行きたがります。 (Indo ni ikitagarimasu.)
They want to go to India. |
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Ren'youkei + たがる (tagaru) and the negative
form
The ren'youkei + たがる (tagaru) can only be made polite by adding
ない (nai) to the mizenkei conjugation of たがる (tagaru). You cannot
add たがる to the ren'youkei conjugation of ない (nai) because ない is
a verbal adjective.
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あれを食べなくたがる。 (Are wo
tabenakutagaru.) (incorrect)
あれを食べたがらない。 (Are wo tabetagaranai.)
He doesn't want to eat that. |
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Related pages:
Ren'youkei
+たい (tai)
Ren'youkei
+て (te)
Desiderative
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