The がる (garu) grammar pattern is used to express someone's emotional state or tendency based on their behavior or appearance. It is often used to describe how someone seems or appears to be feeling.
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Key Formation
Verb (non-past affirmative) + がる
泣く (to cry) → 泣きがる (seems to cry)
い-Adjective (non-past) + がる
楽しい (fun/enjoyable) → 楽しそう (seems/tends to be enjoyable)
そう (sou) - (N5) - Both がる (garu) and そう (sou) can be used to express someone's emotional state. However, がる (garu) is used to describe someone's state based on their behavior or appearance, while そう (sou) is used to describe someone's state based on information or hearsay.
ている (teiru) - (N5) - When used with adjectives, がる (garu) describes the emotional state or tendency of a third person based on their behavior or appearance. On the other hand, ている (teiru) is used to describe the emotional state or condition that a person is in at the time of speaking.
と思う (to omou) - (N4) - The がる (garu) grammar pattern describes someone's emotional state or tendency based on their behavior or appearance. On the other hand, と思う (to omou) expresses the speaker's conjecture or opinion about someone else's thoughts or feelings.
