たがる
Japanese
Etymology
From た (ta-), the stem of the desiderative suffix たい (tai, classical たし), and the suffix がる (-garu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ta̠ɡa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
- In Tokyo speech, the accent of the verb construction falls on the ga mora in the suffix, regardless of the accent type of the suffixed verb.[1] Example: つくりたがる [tsùkúrítáɡáꜜrù] (Nakadaka)
Suffix
たがる (godan conjugation, rōmaji -tagaru)
- (jodōshi) seem to want to
Usage notes
See がる (-garu).
References
- Online Japanese Accent Dictionary (OJAD)